to cut off; to lop off; to prune
to succeed (someone); to take over from; to pick up the torch
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
region; limits; stage; level
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
with difficulty; faltering; tottering; awkward
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
elasticity; resilience; flexibility; adaptability
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
obi; kimono sash; paper wrapper on books, CDs, etc.; band; belt; cingulum
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
assistance; support; subsidy; supplement; auxiliary; subsidiary
major; large; the Major Leagues; Major League Baseball; major (key, scale, etc.); (oil) major
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
soft; tender; gentle; mild; informal; light
belt (waist, seat, etc.); strap; belt; zone; drive belt; machine belt
to tie; to fasten; to wear (necktie, belt); to put on; to total; to sum; to be strict with
to make round; to roll up; to seduce; to cajole; to round off (a fraction); (arch.) to lump together
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
low rating; bad reputation
title; subject; problem (on a test); question; counter for questions (on a test)
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; atrophy; contraction
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
brief review; brief comment
society; the world; the times
to carry around; to carry on one's person
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
convenient; handy; useful