desperate; frantic; excited; worked up; heated; eager
manufacturing; processing; treatment; machining
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
boorish; unrefined; rustic; uncouth; clumsy; brusque
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
right or wrong; good or bad; quality; having both merits and demerits; having both advantages and disadvantages
unrelated; irrelevant; unconcerned; unconnected
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
maker; builder; creator; tenant farmer
guard; protector; defensive armament; personal armor (armour)
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
shell (of crab, tortoise, etc.); carapace; person's back; years of experience
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
trial product; prototype model
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to take down; to bring down; to drop off (a passenger); to let off; to withdraw (money); to use for the first time; to wear for the first time
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
(divine) punishment; curse; retribution
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
semi-transparent; translucent
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
price; cost; charge; consideration (in a contract)
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve