hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
stands; bleachers; stand (e.g. newspaper stand); counter (e.g. lunch counter); stand (e.g. inkstand); desk lamp
robot; (mere) puppet; pawn; figurehead
(practical) application; putting to practical use; applied
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
good outward appearance; looking nice; being attractive; making a fine show
transparency; degree of clearness
being enthusiastic about; being wild about; being absorbed in; being engrossed in; being devoted to
new type; new style; new model; new strain (e.g. infectious disease)
long ago; previous; of a former age
continent; continental Asia (esp. mainland China); continental Europe
a good workman does not blame his tools
far and away the best; the very best; cream of the crop; crème de la crème; decisive lead; commanding lead
time axis; time basis; timeline
production (e.g. play); direction
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
drama; play; powerful drug
three primary colors (colours); trichromatic
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
transmittance; permeability
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
we'll cross that bridge when we get there; we'll think about it when the time comes
to catch the eye; to attract attention
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive
cartoonist; comic book artist; manga artist; manga author; mangaka
to be mad about; to be hooked on
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
all people; everybody; ten thousand people