practical problem; practical matter
choking; suffocating; stifling; oppressive; heavy
middle of the night; dead of night; midnight
for no particular reason; for some reason or other; somehow or other
to follow with one's gaze; to follow with the eyes
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to knock down; to shoot down; to lop off
to fire (gun, arrow, questions, etc.); to shoot; to set free; to release; to emit (e.g. light); to give off (e.g. a scent)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
correspondence; exchange of letters
correspondence; communication; transmission; news; signal; telecommunications
restriction; restraint; limitation; limit
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
to bring; to take; to bring about
sudden; abrupt; impromptu skit; bandwagon fan; fair-weather fan
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
bunch of flowers; bouquet
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
even if I say so myself; for me (to do such a thing)
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
food; foodstuff; eating; appetite; meal; portion
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
lacking substance and existing in name only; something without substance
ending; conclusion; join; union; knot; knotting
as you were; return to your original position!; er, rather