to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
tree; shrub; wood; timber; wooden clappers (signalling the beginning or end of a performance)
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (someone)
uniformly; evenly; equally; indiscriminately; across the board
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
iron (Fe); steel; iron (will, discipline, lady, etc.); railway; railway enthusiast
steel; sword steel; sword
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
loss; waste (e.g. of time); feeling of loss; Los Angeles; L.A.
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
in the same way as; just like
silver; silver coin; silver (color)
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; point of view; viewpoint
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to spoil; to break; to go bad; to go wrong; to fail
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
look!; there!; here!; that is
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
(some) more; even more; longer; further
conducting wire; line of flow (of people, objects, etc.)
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
gun; firearm; small arms (e.g. rifle, pistol, etc)
then; and (then); in that case; if so
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article