racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
shrill voice; piercing cry; shriek; scream
power; motive power; dynamic force; three-phase electricity
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
direct connection; direct link
right in the middle (of); midst; height
much less; to say nothing of
withdrawal; secession; separation; breakaway
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
advance warning; previous notice; announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
one part; one portion; one section
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
destruction; disruption; (application) crash
latch; clasp; catch; check; fastener
one eye; one of one's eyes
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
shooting; firing; emitting; ejection; projection; injection
container; receptacle; utensil; implement; calibre; talent
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
associate; junior; assistant; runner-up
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
index finger; forefinger; second toe
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
to begin shooting; to shoot out
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
capture; seizure; prehension; apprehension; understanding; grasp
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
severe; strict; tough; hard
type of vessel; design of a ship
barquentine; barkentine; schooner barque
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)