tiny amount (degree, extent); paltry amount; slightest bit
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
to fade (of a colour); to grow dull in color (colour); to lose vividness; to lose freshness; to grow stale
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
worth; merit; value; good point; redeeming feature; saving grace
to gain fame; to make one's name
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
(providing) covering fire; supporting (backing up) someone (in a debate or argument)
that; the matter in question
clothing and accessories; attire
day and night; around the clock; always; constantly
playing with dirt; gardening; farming (as a hobby)
sub; substitute; reserve; sub-
to build a market for; to promote (a product); to promote oneself; to sell oneself; to sell heavily
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
attachment; adhesion; tenacity; fixation; obsession
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
to astonish; to astound; to stupefy; to flabbergast; to strike a person dumb; to dumbfound
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
(only) one option; one possible choice
but I suppose; it seems; probably; I guess
ecstatically; spellbound; with rapt attention; abstractedly; absentmindedly; absorbedly
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
incarnation (of Buddha or bodhisattva); avatar; embodiment (as in "embodiment of evil"); incarnation; personification
making efficient; optimization
heavy concentration; overconcentration
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
copper (Cu); bronze (medal)
colouring; coloring; shade (of colour); flavour; nuance; feel
to surpass; to outdo; to excel; to tower above (the surrounding landscape)
bright person; talented student; prodigy
nonconformist; dissenter; maverick; enfant terrible