cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
main battery; main armament
it is darkest under the lamp post; it's hard to see what is under your nose; go abroad to hear of home; you must go into the country to hear what news at London
mentality; mood; sentiment; fretfulness; tedium; irritation
to let your hair down; to have fun after a period of work or stress
effect; result; worth; use; avail
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
just what you'd expect from ...; that's just like (him, her, etc.); that's (exactly) why ...; that's (precisely) the reason ...
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
adding (equipment, facilities, etc.); establishing more; installing more; increase; extension; expansion
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
fairness; impartiality; justice; objectivity
rock-paper-scissors (game); janken
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
at full speed; impetuously; precipitately; headlong
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
flight; desertion; escape
in case of; at that time; at this time
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
alteration (of character or essence); change in quality; transformation; deterioration; degeneration; transmutation
to become rounded; to roll into a ball
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
white clothes; white robe; white gown (worn by doctors, chemists, etc.); commoner without rank (in ancient China); layperson
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
before one's own eyes; from under one's very nose; without doing anything; without resistance; helplessly; negligently
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
power; authority; jurisdiction
transfer; assignment; conveyance
silence; stillness; quietness
business that exploits its employees (e.g. through unpaid overtime)
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
terminal; computer terminal; information access device (smartphone, tablet, book-reader, etc.); end (e.g. of a roll of film)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)
restriction; restraint; binding; constraint
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost