element (esp. component in electronics); elemental device; device; data; datum
to weave into; to interweave; to incorporate; to include; to put in
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
percussion hammer; firing hammer; cocking piece
to be digested; to master (a skill); to be proficient; to mature (e.g. personality); to mellow; to mature (foodstuff)
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
to carve into; to cut into; to engrave into; to inscribe
skill; expertise; experience; proficiency; mastery; dexterity
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
to shoot dead; to shoot to death
to step over; to step across; to stride over; to stretch over; to span; to bridge
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to stiffen; to become stiff; to harden
hateful; detestable; abominable; amazing; fantastic; admirable
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
first and last (time, chance, etc.); (the) only
vitality; energy; dynamism
pride (in one's achievements, possessions, etc.); self-praise; boast
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
essential; substantial; substantive; intrinsic
erasure; deletion; elimination (of variables); extinction
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
to shun; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of (esp. one's health)
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
time; meter; beat; the moment (of doing); the instant
derisory; negligible; minimal; nominal; imperceptible
single; single bed; hotel room with a single bed; single-breasted; single-cuffed; single width (of cloth; usu. 0.71 meters); singles (tennis, badminton, etc.)