scratch; graze; scrape; minor damage
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
since; for the past ... (e.g. ten years); this person; this gentleman
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
to find out; to discover; to locate
keen eye; sharp eye; keen insight; keen perception
farming out (all of a project) to subcontractors; hundred-percent outsourcing; leaving (a responsibility) entirely to someone else; offloading (a problem, work, etc.); wholesale delegation
entrusting (something to a person); consignment (of goods); putting in someone's charge; trust; commission
clearing one's throat; cough
all; altogether; entirely; exactly alike (e.g. in appearance); spitting image of; identical
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
way; style; ceremony; rite; wedding (ceremony); equation
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
groan; moan; growl; roar; hum (of a machine, power lines, etc.); drone (e.g. of an engine)
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
to be used up; to be run out; to be exhausted; to be consumed; to come to an end
pupil; disciple; adherent; follower; apprentice; young person
to explain adequately; to be accountable
to produce; to yield; to cause; to result from; to arise; to be generated
ripple; ring on the water; repercussions; Japanese slit drum; instrument made of iron with slits on top; makes a rippling sound
stone; rock; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); (round) game piece
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to strum; to pluck the strings (of a guitar)
shivering; trembling; shuddering; shaking
answering one's own question; wondering to oneself; soliloquizing; soliloquising
yen (currency of Japan); circle
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
to affect; to impact; to influence
to decide; to determine; to resolve; to break and overflow (e.g. levee); to collapse; to give way
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
master; teacher; stable master