absorption; suction; attraction
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
to dream of making a fortune at one stroke; to dream of getting rich quickly
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
study; diligence; discount; reduction
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
thinning out; pruning; culling; infanticide
skeleton (of a vertebrate, ship, building, etc.); transparency (revealing the inner workings of a device); translucency; skeleton (sport); skeleton (code)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
earning extra money (e.g. from a side job)
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
training; drill; practice; discipline
to rise (suddenly) in the world (to a higher position)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to pick up; to find; to gather
stone; jewel; precious stone; flint (in a lighter); stone (in go); stone (in the bladder, kidney etc.); calculus
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
environment; circumstance
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
highest grade; superlative degree
to buy; to purchase; to value; to have a high opinion; to stir; to provoke
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
idle gossip; foolish talk; yarn
(something) has never occurred; to have never done (something); such a thing has not happened; never happens; there is never a time when
disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
as (for); for; in the capacity of
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.