practical business; practical work experience; practicum; practice
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
roaming; drifting about; wandering
marked; pronounced; showing a strong tendency (towards)
skin; body (in the context of intimate bodily contact); surface; grain (e.g. of wood); disposition; temperament
imp; elf; pixie; goblin; devilkin
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
sweeping with fire; mowing down; strafing
disappointing (end, result, etc.); sad; miserable; tragic; fleeting; transient
courtesy call; courtesy visit
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to hurl abuse (at); to use abusive language
head (of organization, organisation); chief; sheikh; emir
young and energetic; up-and-coming; new and excellent; newly produced; up-and-comer
(on) land; ground; shore; track-and-field events
transport; transportation
anti-ship; anti-warship; anti-surface
private tutor; coach; governess
to lose weight; to become thin; to wither away
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
to try; to attempt; to have a go (at something)
personal combat; one-to-one fight
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
two eights; hachi-hachi (type of game)