recital (i.e. of music, by a pupil); presentation (e.g. product launch)
troublesome; difficult (e.g. customer, guest, child); laborious (e.g. task, dinner)
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
to move forward; to move on
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over
competent; suitable; qualified
one end; an end; part; fragment
unsuited; inappropriate; improper; undeserved
important task; important role; major part (in a film, play, etc.); leading role; high-scoring combination
storey; story; stairs; stage (in chronostratigraphy); counter for storeys and floors of a building
to live under another's roof; to become a dependent on; to flatten oneself (against); to lean in close to
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
even if not; even without
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
smallish; on the small side
babysitting; babysitter; taking care of; assisting; assistant
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal
lightly; easily; carelessly
(for) self-defense; (for) self-protection
art of self-defense (defence)
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
virtually empty; quite empty; inadequately defended; defenseless; defenceless