fragment; scrap; piece; shred
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
calm; composed; cool; quiet
investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
area of the field one is supposed to (or able to) defend; (one's) field; (one's) scope; one's type; kind of person one is attracted to
head office; main office; main store; this store; our store
appeal; call for something; request; axiom
real intention; true motive; true meaning
the government; Administration
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
to plan; to plot; to attempt (e.g. suicide, murder); to undertake (e.g. business); (arch.) to stand on tip-toes
-clad; in the midst of; tenths (e.g. wholesale price, as tenths of retail price); times (i.e. multiplied by); able-to-seat (of a chair, etc.)
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
highest rank; highest position; high-end; highest-order; most-significant (e.g. bit)
clear writing; specification
clause; paragraph; argument; term (of an equation); (arch.) nape (of the neck)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
speech; expression; wording; language
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
knowing; (an) acquaintance
what is called; as it is called; the so-called; known as; so to speak
appearance of written words; impression given by written letters, characters, etc.; literal meaning (of a piece of writing); superficial meaning; face (of a printing type)
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
transport; transportation
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
(air or sea) route; course; line; run
transport aircraft; transport plane
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
time; season; period; phase; stage
long time; long interval; for quite some time