to sit at a desk (to study); to set to work on revision, homework, etc.
effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
suction cup; suction pad; sucker
to hold up over one's head; to hold aloft; to hold over something; to hold (one's hands) out (e.g. towards a fire); to hold up to shade one's eyes, face, etc.
change; conversion; transformation; transformation
elimination; erasure; clearing; elimination (of variables)
complexion; colour; color; blood red
equilibrium; good balance; poise
central part; heart (of a city)
historical document; archives; old manuscript; pre-Meiji era document addressed to someone in particular
negation; denial; negative
failed creative work; flop; dud; bomb
to be extremely difficult; to present a major challenge
to not make good use of (e.g. advice); to disregard; to treat as useless; to treat with disdain
to become better; to improve
to be coming; to be popular; to be fashionable; to be angry; to have blown one's lid
inexpert or untrained eyes
to topple over; to be overturned; to capsize; to be overruled; to be reversed; to be discredited
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
because; for; the reason why is ...
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
leading person; foremost figure
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
ladies' bicycle (of a kind often used by housewives, usu. with a basket in front); granny bike
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
sitting with one's legs out to one side
flood plain; river terrace; riverside area; area between river and river bank
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
(sound of) wind blowing through pine trees
to make sound (of an animal); to call; to cry; to make a meld call (e.g. pung, kong)
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
open field; empty lot; plain
field; plain; prairie; moor