low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
study; diligence; discount; reduction
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to project; to overhang; to stick out; to put up (a notice); to post
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
living thing; living creature; animal; life
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
contraband; taboo; strictly forbidden
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to blow away; to blow off; to dispel; to drive away; to talk big
interleague game; interleague match
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
destination; whereabouts; future; prospects
library (usu. single-room); small library
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
to embezzle; to misappropriate; to peculate; to accustom oneself to using; to use for a long time
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
passage; pathway; roadway; avenue; aisle
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
popular name; common name; given name
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
sit down; sit up; Sit! (to a dog)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to overwhelm (e.g. an opponent); to overpower; to overwhelm (someone with emotion); to move; to intimidate; to frighten
elegance; dandyism; sophistication; affectation; showing off; putting on an air
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
indeed; really; truly; very much
to hang over; to cover; to fall upon someone (responsibility, burden, pressure, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to break the silence; to break one's silence
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with