reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
little by little; bit by bit
gap; lag; difference; discrepancy; shear (e.g. shear stress)
practical use; application; making good use of; conjugation; inflection
ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
update date; renewal date; day on which something was last updated (web page, listing etc.)
number of times; frequency; count
numerical value; figure; result; reading (on a meter, etc.)
record; document; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); setting (a record); recording (a record high, etc.)
what time; (lit.) which hour
purpose; utility; objective; way to use something
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
counter for laps or circuits; perimeter; Zhou dynasty (of China; approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty
to be mistaken; to be incorrect; to make a mistake (in); to do incorrectly; to mistake (one thing with another); to confuse
obtaining (a qualification, right, object, etc.); acquisition (of land, property, etc.); gaining possession (of); getting; purchase
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to do ... incessantly; to do ... hard; (arch.) to happen repeatedly; (arch.) to happen over and over again
as planned; according to plan
to continue; to keep going; to go along (e.g. with some trend)
to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
reigning (over a country); dominating; controlling; dictating
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
part; portion; amount; worth (as in "two days' worth"); one's means; one's place; one's duty
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
increase; rise; growth; addition; increment
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
foul play; cheating; cunning person; sly fellow; cheat
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
to make (tea, coffee, etc.); to brew a beverage (with hot water)
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered