shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (Organisation); NATO
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
aperture; bore; calibre; caliber
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
looking for a particular person or thing; searching high and low; hunting for; picking out; singling out
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
charming; fascinating; attractive
to carry around; to carry on one's person
tired; frazzled; tiresome; tiring; draining
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
to some extent; to a certain extent
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case
(ease of) handling; operation; arrangement (of pipes, wires, etc.); layout; wrestler's belt used in a bout
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
gunfight; exchange of shots; firefight
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that...
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
something worthy of comparison; something being compared
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
potato; French fries; chips; sweet potato
how; in what way; how about; questionable
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
old girl; former female student; alumna; office girl
four times (as much); quadruple; fourfold
State Political Directorate (USSR - Gosudarstvennoye Politicheskoye Upravlenye); State Political Administration; GPU
computerized tomography; CT
supermarket; subtitles; telop; superheterodyne; super
cheerful; buoyant; lighthearted
in succession; one by one
oh my god!; oh my gosh!; you got me!; wow!
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
generously; liberally; magnanimously
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
thereupon; shortly thereafter
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack