dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
clever; shrewd; crafty; cunning; pretentious; impertinent
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
to be at a loss for words
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
10^8; 100,000,000; hundred million
rail car (esp. a small one used in mines, logging, etc.); trolley; tram
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
incessant; constant; continuous; perpetual; everlasting
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
long ago; a long time ago; already
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
cane; walking stick; staff; wand
to be square; to be angular; to be formal; to be stiff; to be strict
grove of miscellaneous trees; copse; coppice; thicket
evening deepens into night; the night wears on; night advances
strengthening; intensifying; reinforcement; enhancement; solidification
overtime; outside of hours (school, office, surgery, etc.)
opening and shutting; opening and closing
reversal; return; return gift; return favour (favor); barb (on a fishing hook); mixture of soy sauce, sugar and mirin
self-respect; prudence; not acting rashly; taking care of oneself; being careful with one's health
seven tenths; seventy percent; seven hundreds; seven percent
to inlay; to insert; to plug in (to a formula); to immerse; to trick; to deceive
canned juice; canned soft drink; can of juice; can of soft drink
eight; eight years of age; two o'clock (old time system)
round shape; circle; circular form
censorship; inspection; examination
red light; stop light; danger signal
to push aside; to brush or thrust aside; to remove; to get rid of
steady state; stable state
putting life into; animating; cheering up
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
plan; protocol; manifest; program
ox or whale penis, used as a tonic or aphrodisiac