discovery; detection; finding
to peel; to skin; to pare; to hull; to bare (e.g. fangs); to open wide (e.g. eyes)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
main battery; main armament
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
off the top of one's head; from thin air; from memory
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to diffuse; to spread throughout; to prevail; to become widespread; to reach everyone
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
dynamic lift; lifting power
propulsion; drive; promotion (of a policy, project, movement, etc.); furtherance; advancement
empty air; sky; shunyata; emptiness; air force; fruitlessness; meaninglessness
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
leg trip (in sumo, judo, etc.); foothold; pedal; indicates a consecutive period of time incl. incomplete days, etc. at the ends
rotation; making the rounds; spreading; effect; efficacy; by way of; via
point; gist; essentials; knack; trick; the ropes
to dodge; to evade; to avoid; to sidestep
to defend oneself; to protect oneself
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
to drive on; to urge forward (e.g. cattle); to rouse (game from its cover); to press a tenant to leave; to evict
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
jet aeroplane; jet airplane
there being no use in arguing (about it)
bringing certain death; deadly; knockout (blow)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to lob (e.g. grenades)
to work out; to think out; to devise; to invent