haughty; arrogant; insolent; proud; overbearing
contract; compact; agreement
there being no use in arguing (about it)
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
case (of a machine, computer, etc.); casing; housing; enclosure; cabinet; chassis
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
indeed; really; absolutely; truly; actually; very
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to try and do something; to attempt to do something
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(all) at once; at the same time; in one go; right away; in an instant
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
sharing equally (costs, profits, etc.); splitting equally
explosion; detonation; eruption; eruption (of discontent, etc.); outburst; outpouring
high efficiency; high performance
output (electrical, signal, etc.)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
downward spiral; negative spiral; vicious circle
two classes; double; two sets
downward compatible; backward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for lower tier or older systems, versions, etc.; upward compatible; forward compatible; compatible with input or components intended for higher tier or later systems, versions, etc.
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
growth; development; stretching (one's body, e.g. when waking up); (ability to) spread (of paint, cream, etc.); elongation; extension
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
capacity; volume; capacitance
a lot; to a very great extent; absolutely
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
double take (esp. out of surprise)
to draw a line (between); to make a distinction (between); to distinguish (between)
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)