to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
brightness; brilliance; brilliancy; radiance; glitter
practicality; utility; usefulness
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
to incline toward; to slant; to lurch; to go down (sun); to wane; to sink
resembling closely; being strikingly similar; bearing a strong likeness
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
victory or defeat; issue (of battle); outcome
imposing stance; daunting pose
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
eager; earnest; ardent; OFF (on switch)
unhurt; uninjured; flawless (e.g. gem); unblemished; spotless (e.g. reputation); faultless (e.g. performance)
quiet; calm; easily; comfortably; distant; far-off
enduring something out of pride; putting up with it; grinning and bearing it
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
ball; ball (pitch that falls outside of the strike zone); bowl; board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
because; the reason why is
within expectations; as expected; within the scope of hypothesis or assumption
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
throw; throwing; throwing event
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
meaning; connotation; denotation
to misread; to misinterpret; to misunderstand
extinction; discontinuation; severance; rupture; to become extinct; to cease to exist
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
atmosphere; air; magnanimity; generosity
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
extensive; vast range; wide scope
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do