use; adoption; acceptance; appointment; employment; engagement
cackling (sound of shrill laughter)
competent; suitable; qualified
(historical) investigation
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
apple (fruit); apple tree (Malus pumila)
allocation; assignment; allotment
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
staying in the air; remaining airborne
minuscule amount; extremely small quantity
to practice; to practise; to train; to drill; to become practiced; to become practised
way; method; means; (technical) specification
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
in appearance; to look at; judging from appearances
suddenly; at once; considerably; very much; firmly; with an effort
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
blow; hit (on the body); beating
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
covering; protection; backing; relief
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
trampling down; overrunning; infringement; violation
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
ratio; proportion; match; equal; explicit comparison (style of the Shi Jing); Philippines
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
third party; third person; outsider; disinterested person
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to read the situation; to sense the mood
to tower above the rest; to be by far the best; to be prominent; to be outstanding; to be a cut above
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
(powers of) concentration; ability to concentrate