major contender; strong (leading) candidate; front runner
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
continuation; succession; series; continuous
(in) the air; midair; sky
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
wording (esp. of written text); classical Chinese literary style; traditional written Chinese
compensation; equivalent value; consideration
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
to apply (of a rule); to be applicable (of standards, lessons, ideas, etc.); to hold true (e.g. of a description); to fit; to be suitable (e.g. of a word); to meet (requirements)
name; designation; denomination; naming; giving a name
you have only to; all you have to (do); all that's required; as long as; if only
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely
to grow in intensity; to be aggravated; to get worse; to develop
multifunction; multipurpose
putting the cart before the horse; mistaking the means for the end; getting one's priorities backwards
bellows (of an accordion, camera, etc.); cornice; rickrack; ricrac; pleated shape; accordion pleats
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
exceptional item; extraordinary product
vacuum cleaner; vacuum; hoover
model (of machine, device); model of aircraft; type of aircraft
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
minute adjustment; fine-tuning
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
mission; delegation; mission (assignment); (religious) mission; mission school; transmission (in a motor vehicle)
without; unacceptable; not alright; (arch.) nonexistent; (arch.) not being (there)
to have similar tastes (in food); to have compatible palates; to be in sync (of lip movements with spoken or sung vocals); (arch.) to understand each other; (arch.) to be in agreement
counter for pairs of socks, shoes, etc.
things at hand; personal belongings
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; (putting into) practice; execution (of a program); run
to take away; to carry away