to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
optical illusion; hallucination; misapprehension; delusion
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
to drive in (e.g. nail, stake); to hammer in; to hit (a ball, etc.); to drive; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles); to input (data)
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
series; chain; two reams (i.e. 1000 sheets of paper); verse; stanza
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
novel; original; new; innovative
decisive moment; turning point; critical moment; win-or-bust situation
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
remembrance; recollection; recognition
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to be defeated; to be beaten; to be unsuccessful; to lose
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
nod; inclination of the head
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
self-evident; obvious; axiomatic; self-explanatory; trivial
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
layman (esp. as opposed to a Buddhist monk); laity; local manners; modern customs; common; popular
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
oversight; omission; something overlooked; thing left unnoticed
to spend time (on doing something)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
sense of beauty; aesthetic sense
still more; even more; all the more; still less; even less
luggage; baggage; burden; payload (of a packet, cell, etc.)