to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
audience seating; (spectator) stands; auditorium; stadium
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
entrance; entry; gate; approach; mouth
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
eastern direction; the Orient; eastern fighter in a match (e.g. sumo wrestling)
vertex; apex; top (e.g. of a mountain); summit; top (of a profession, field, etc.); summit
three; three years of age
terrible; terrifying; dreadful; astonishing; astounding; staggering
to be raised (e.g. child); to be brought up; to grow (up)
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
rival; competitor; competition
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
chip; microchip; chip (in poker, roulette, etc.); casino token; chip (shot); (wood) chip
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
sending; forwarding; shipping
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
to shade an account; to add something extra
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to do thoroughly; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
diversion; putting something to another use
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
bet; wager; stake; gamble
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
group; bunch; crowd; group
series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
to hunt (animals); to search (for a criminal); to go looking for (flowers, etc.); to gather (mushrooms)
pride; self-confidence; thinking highly of oneself; being proud of one's abilities or achievements
look; glimpse; apparently; seemingly; (arch.) first meeting
blow; shock; strike; batting
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
in fact; as a matter of fact; actually; in reality; to tell the truth
shock resistance; impact resistance
to be better (than); to be superior; to surpass; to excel; to be excellent