to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to chide; to rebuke; to reprove
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
fall; drop; descent; coming down
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
putting into operation; invocation
to get accustomed to using
(instruction) manual; operations manual; basic rules (pertaining to how a job should be carried out); (car with) manual transmission
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
rotation (usu. around something); revolution; turning
to blow out; to spout out
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
to discuss; to talk together
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
selection; making a choice; sifting; decision to adopt or reject
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
day by day; by the day; (arch.) daily; (arch.) every day
process; course; mechanism
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
round shape; circle; circular form
transformation; variation; metamorphosis; modification; deformation; variety
one-by-one; separately; in detail
rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
rice bowl; tea cup; teacup
(husked grains of) rice; staple (product, etc.); necessity
bowl; vessel; container; ability; capacity; calibre
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
training; drill; practice; practising; discipline
rushing into; breaking into; storming; plunging into (war, etc.); embarking on (a new venture)
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
engine; agency; organisation; system; facility
pipe; tube; channels, official or otherwise; (business) connections; tobacco pipe
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat