fiber optics; fibre optics
sword used for self-defense
somersault; returning from a destination right after arriving there; non-stop round trip; abrupt change of direction
other business; other use; using for another purpose
high-sugar tomato; tomato with reduced water content
book of photographs; photo book
to rise (steeply); to tower; to soar
cold vegetable hors d'oeuvres in Chinese cuisine
skeleton (of a building); frame; framework
falling asleep easily; finding it easy to fall asleep
loop-line bus; loop bus; bus on a circular route; bus following a circular route
to be able to do; to be capable of doing
to rise to the surface; to surface; to stand out (e.g. against a background)
half-awake voice; sleepy voice; voice of when one has just woken up
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
illusion; fallacy; delusion
attached matter; attached substances; accretion; incrustation
joint venture of government and business; business venture financed jointly by the public and private sectors; semi-public sector; (lit.) third sector
icing (on an aircraft, ship, etc.); ice accretion; landing (a jump in ice skating)
to warp; to become strained; to become distorted; to become crooked
indoor drying; hanging clothes to dry indoors
succession; accession; inheritance
salt and pepper; seasoning with salt and pepper
isomorphism; same shape; same type; same pattern
an extremely great number (often said to be 100 million); 10^60 (or 10^72)
town planning; urban development; community development; creating a community
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
encapsulated type; closed type (e.g. headphones); sealed type
to hate each other; to hate mutually
lingering (usu. feeling, emotion, etc.); continuing (to); still (...)
to dump (a load of something); to throw from a height; to throw downwards
to harden earth into a mass
Hundred Years War (1337-1453)