largest class; top category
antifreeze; antifreezing solution
critical hit (esp. in RPGs)
matte (finish, colour, etc.); matt; mat; matte (metallurgy)
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
being ordered to quit something by one's doctor (e.g. drinking, smoking, overeating); doctor's orders (to refrain from something); breaking up a match on doctor's orders (in boxing, etc.)
nine; team; players on a team; no
to become hungry; to get an empty stomach
to eat a mouthful; to take a bite
pump priming; cause; impetus; spark
avocado (Persea americana)
in unison; as one; united
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
stew of cubed meat or fish (esp. pork belly or tuna)
good flavor (flavour); good taste; umami (fifth category of taste in food); skill; cleverness; profit
chasing too far; pursuing relentlessly
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
(an) unknown; unknown number; variable; unknown quantity; not yet known
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
adapting oneself to the requirements of the moment; playing by ear; ad hoc approach
quick; rapid; swift; satisfactory
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
quite indifferent; looking blank; looking as though one has nothing at all to do with what is going on
change; transition; vicissitudes
day after day; day by day
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
hack; untrained; incompetent; useless; quack (doctor)
very careful; thoroughly prepared
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary