largest class; top category
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
ferocious; fierce; truculent; savage
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to be overawed; to be overpowered; to lose the mental battle
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
coming flying in (migratory birds, airborne sand, pollen, etc.); coming by airplane
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
criticism; blame; rejection; flick (of the finger)
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
to torment; to harass; to tease
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom; submissive partner of a homosexual relationship
condition; situation; prospects
to substitute for; to stand in for; to fill in for
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
(direct) hit; hitting the mark
disturbance of mind; losing one's head; being upset; transition; changing; moving
moron; idiot; stupid person
grief; sorrow; extreme sadness; heartbreak
funny; comical; humorous; ridiculous; silly; absurd
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
just this side of; one step short of; on the brink
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
strongest ever; most powerful in history
to intervene; to stop (something)
quarrel; dispute; argument
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
to lament; to grieve; to regret; to deplore
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
close; intimate; on good terms
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to