vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
subjectivity; subject (philosophical); ego; one's personal opinion; one's own idea
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
decision; settlement; definition
to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
breakdown; failure; damage; hurt; objection; protest
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to carry (something) under cover; to carry concealed
memorization; memorisation; learning by heart
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to hold back others from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
strip-searching; security check
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to yell; to shout; to scream; to bawl
simply put; putting it simply; in short
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
to be forced to do or experience something (against one's will); to be forced to do something because one has no other choice
to go round and cut in; to take a roundabout path
delay; lag; postponement; falling behind
ability; capability; skill
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
tenth day of the month; ten days
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
coach (horse-drawn); carriage; wagon; cart
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)