(emotional) tension; anxiety; (highness of) spirits; (good) mood; tension; tensile strength
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
special; particular; peculiar; unique
although I say; although one might say; although called
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
to dispose of; to sell off
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
return; reaction; recovery; return (from a procedure)
operating ratio; rate of operation; availability factor
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
coefficient; factor; proportional constant
amplification (elec.); magnification; amplification; making larger
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
base; basis; base (e.g. military); depot; base; base bag
low-ranking samurai; rolling three and one (in a dice game)
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
decoy (for hunting); stool; lure; decoy; stool pigeon
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
course; route; path; process; means
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
to attract; to draw near; to charm; to attract; to have a convulsion
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to get up (e.g. from bed); to make one's way in the world; to achieve in life
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
gust (of wind); blast; influence; impact; instigation; agitation
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
specialized weapon or skill; specialised weapon or skill
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason