series; sequence; keiretsu (group); conglomeration of businesses linked by cross-shareholdings; affiliated; subsidiary
prototype model; experimental machine
great difference; big difference; wide margin
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to frolic about; to mess around
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
fighting with real swords; game played in real earnest
single; simple; singles (tennis, badminton, etc.); win bet (bet which predicts the winner of a race)
numerator; molecule; member; element
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
credibility; authenticity; confidence; reliability
defective item; defective product; defective merchandise
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
ugly; unattractive; unsightly; unseemly
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
flexible; lithe; soft; pliable
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
killing a would-be avenger; having the tables turned on someone (e.g. by a challenger); being beaten at one's own game
without penalty; acquittal; impunity
burlesque; low comedy; farce
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap; wake-up sweets
difference; variation; difference
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
progress; pace; carriage; step; stage
arm; skill; efforts; ability
handling (e.g. knife, reins); control; use; dealing with (e.g. customers); management; disposal (esp. sale of goods)
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
one-by-one; separately; in detail