minute adjustment; fine tuning
private; foot soldier; infantryman; underling; low level worker; minor player
to shine; to glitter; to sparkle
while; during (the time when)
care; kea (Nestor notabilis)
intermediate student; intermediate learner; intermediate practitioner
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
steady; honest; sober; straightforward
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
to swell (out); to expand; to be inflated; to get cross; to get sulky; to pout
whole story; full picture; full particulars
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
to strip a person of all his or her clothes; to leave someone with nothing; to leave someone penniless; to steal someone blind
rush; rush hour; rush print (in films, anime, etc.); lighter aboard ship; LASH
bio-; biotechnology; VAIO (Sony brand-name)
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
neighborhood; neighbourhood; vicinity
climax; peak; zenith; apex
to reach; to get to; to arrive at
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
going out to shop; going shopping; buying in quantity; buying wholesale; bulk purchasing
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
what time; (lit.) which hour
defacement; abrasion; wear and tear; crushing of a nerve
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to be visible to; to be seen by; to meet one's eyes
to become dim; to become blurred
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
screenshot; screen capture; screengrab
to take the initiative; to forestall; to beat to the punch
to become clear; to be made public
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to place in a row; to line up; to list; to enumerate; to talk a lot of nonsense; to tell a lot of lies