several years; a few years
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
180 degrees; complete (about-face; in policy, opinion, etc.); radical (change); hundred-and-eighty degree (turn)
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
to bring (news, knowledge, etc.); to introduce; to bring about; to cause; to produce (e.g. results)
flexible; lithe; soft; calisthenics
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
unexpected; surprising; unanticipated; strange; unforeseen
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
column; shaft; cylinder; round pillar (esp. in buildings)
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
prop; strut; becoming taut; tightness; thrust; slapping attacks
to repeat; to do over again
model; (good) example; exemplar; model handwriting; model drawing; copybook
number of revolutions (i.e. as an engine speed); number of rotations; speed of revolution; speed of rotation
to break (into pieces); to smash; to shatter (someone's hopes, confidence, etc.); to crush; to simplify; to make easy to understand
quite capable of ...; not unlikely to ...; may well ...; might ...; could ...; would not hesitate to ...
-like; -looking; -looked; tending to ...
to cramp up; to tighten; to be insistent; to persist (in one's opinion); to act tough; to bluff; to prop up (e.g. with a post)
to take a solid stance; to put one's back in it; to exert oneself
left; left-hand side; left hand; the left (wing); leftist; fondness for alcohol
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to speak; to say; to vocalize
front and rear; front and back; before and after; around; about; order; context
exercise; physical training; appeal; campaign; motion; movement
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
thrust; stab; tsuki; thrust to the throat (in kendo); tsuki; thrust to the chest
orbit; trajectory; (railroad) track; (right) track; proper course
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")