shell; husk; hull; pod; chaff
crack; fissure; rift; split; chaps; skin fissure
(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)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
component; factor; item (e.g. in list); element (e.g. in array); member (e.g. data structure)
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
to decide; to choose; to clinch (a victory); to decide (the outcome of a match); to persist in doing; to go through with; to always do
to throw open; to leave open
needle; pin; hook; stinger; thorn; hand (e.g. clock, etc.); pointer
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
elementary level; beginner level
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
to scatter away; to blast away; to blow away (via explosion)
to take advantage of one's carelessness; to perform a surprise attack
to draw (a thread); to let out (e.g. a rope); to head out as a group; to set out in large numbers; to send out one after another; to dispatch
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
to spring at; to leap upon; to swoop down on; to throw oneself upon (e.g. an enemy)
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
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
putting into operation; invocation
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to look down on (someone); to make fun of
you; you bastard; you son of a bitch; (arch.) you
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
to give; to do (something) for
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
one face; one surface; the whole surface; one aspect; one side; (on) the other hand; one broad, flat object
ace up one's sleeve; trump card; secret skills; secret; (arch.) left hand
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
autonomy (philosophy); self-control
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
setting (someone) to work; employment; using; causative (verb, etc.)
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
fixed; settled; constant; definite; uniform; regularized
extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
behind; in the rear; in back
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without