artistry; artistic quality; artistic character
(tree) trunk; (arrow) shaft; (tool) handle; backbone; base
directions; instructions; orders; command
production (e.g. play); direction
to come into focus; to be in focus; to be on the point
to release a shutter (camera); to click a shutter
stroboscope; strobe lamp; stroboscopic lamp; (camera) flash
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
sphere; counter for balls
to have a hole; to be pierced (with a hole)
fuel consumption; gas mileage
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
primitive shrine (originally a swath of sacred land surrounded by evergreens; later a decorated sakaki branch on an eight-legged table)
storage method (e.g. for food); storage instructions
compression; condensation; constriction; compaction
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to pull upright; to help up (e.g. a fallen person)
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
to shave off; to scrape off
bust (measurement); breasts; bosom; bust (sculpture); half-length portrait
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
association (of ideas); being reminded (of something); suggestion
making practical; making useful; implementing
revolutionary (e.g. technology)
change; transformation; innovation; Reformation
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
lethal weapon; deadly device
weapon of mass destruction; WMD
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
supply; provision; raising; procurement
leader of the pack (of a group of kids); neighborhood bully (neighbourhood)
truancy; school non-attendance