plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
hammer; mallet; sledge(hammer); gavel
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to reel; to wind; to turn (pages); to flip through (a book); to count (e.g. the days); to open one-by-one
contact; touch; tactile object; uncleanliness
skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to leap out (e.g. onto the stage); to spring out; to jump (e.g. into first place); to shoot (e.g. to the top); to come to the forefront
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to creep about; to crawl around
brushwork; handling of one's brush; command of one's pen; penmanship
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
white paper; flyleaf; blank paper; clean slate; lack of prior opinion, positions, etc.; scratch
picking; collecting; harvesting
reconfirmation; double check
to order; to command; to appoint
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to triumph; to be elated with success
tummy; tumtum; bang-bang; pop-pop; without reservation; unreservedly
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
summer vacation; summer holiday
ferocious; brutal; atrocious; savage; barbarous
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
to have a feeling (that); to have a sensation (that)
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to throw down; to bring down; to kill; to defeat; to overthrow; to trip up