single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
stability; steadiness; equilibrium
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
box; box-shape; cube-type
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
to drive into (e.g. a nail into a board); to hit into (e.g. a home run into the stands); to throw into (e.g. jail); to drum into (someone) (an idea, skill, etc.); to hammer into
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
function; facility; faculty; feature
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
the first and second; a few
zero (points, marks); no marks; zero (of a function); root; zero degrees (Celsius); freezing point
arrangements; plan; programme; program; preparations
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
second (unit of time); arc second
adds force or indicates command
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to become calm; to die down
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
surroundings; environs; circumference
noise (usu. unpleasant); interference (e.g. radio); static; gossip; irresponsible criticism
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase