to stab; to thrust (into); to plant (in the ground); to stick upright
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
double circle (indicating "very good" on a piece of school work)
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
exactly as stated; verbatim
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
to put into the mouth; to eat
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
beating (of the heart, with joy, excitement, etc.); palpitation; throbbing; pounding; fluttering
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to level (earth); to cut through (a mountain); to split (the opposition); to break (strike)
final; eventual; ultimate
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
unable to stomach; sticking in one's throat; displeased with
very loose; slowly; leisurely
that kind of; of the sort; of the kind; such
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
social networking service; SNS
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
wind music; wind instrument music
motionlessly (e.g. stand, wait); (be) still; fixedly (e.g. gaze, stare); intently (e.g. listen, think); patiently (endure); stoically
to dip out; to scoop up; to ladle out
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
remains; dregs; vestiges; remnant; residue
having nothing to do; having time on one's hands (and not knowing what to do); being at a loose end; being bored