near; close by; within reach; familiar
indicates the target of an activity; -ee (e.g. employee, examinee, trustee)
specimen; sample; object to be examined
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics
flying; leaping; zero; naught; flying fish (esp. the Japanese flying fish, Cypselurus agoo)
infrared rays; infrared radiation
shock resistance; impact resistance
with this I (formal); by this I (formal)
to escape; to make one's getaway; to manage to get away
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
addition; adding; supplement
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
in use; occupied (e.g. toilet); engaged
semicircle; hemicycle; half globe; to go halfway round (e.g. the earth)
carefully; thoroughly; fully; deliberately
nylon track suit (when worn as street fashion); rattle-rattle; rustle-rustle; whisper-whisper
small insect; midge; vermicule
wire netting; wire mesh; wire screen; chain-link mesh
noxious gas; poisonous gas; toxic fumes
ongoing; in progress; afoot
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
purple smoke; tobacco smoke
desperation; despair; self-abandonment
to get strong; to gain strength
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
unwelcome; nerdish; unpopular
always having a comeback; fast-talking
to act as an opposite; to form a counterpart; to act as a twin