string instrument; stringed instrument
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
powerful; strong; forceful; reassuring; encouraging
to kick flying (often a person in sport, martial arts, etc.)
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
neighbourhood; neighborhood
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
Tartary (various tribes that historically inhabited the area north of China)
-ian (e.g. Italian); -ite (e.g. Tokyoite); -er (e.g. performer, etc.); person working with ...; man; person
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
smoothly; swimmingly; forthrightly; without hesitation
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
20 years old; (arch.) twenty
scale; scope; plan; structure
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
joining (a club, organization, etc.); becoming a member; entry; admission; subscription; affiliation
knee; lap; knee and thigh (while sitting)
to lose; to miss (a change, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
the (four) limbs; arms and legs
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
injury; wound; mistake; accident; loss
to die out; to peter out; to become extinct; to cease; to be stopped; to be discontinued
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection