intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
directly opposite; right in front
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
continuation; succession; series
upper tier; upper section; place of honor; place of honour; dais; raised part of floor
spinning the opposite way; backspin (tennis, baseball); counter
blow; shock; strike; batting
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
in order to; for the purpose of; must; should
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
expansion and contraction; elasticity; flexibility
present-day science; modern science
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to be charged with electricity
science and technology; scientific technique
to touch; to feel; to get involved (with); to approach; to be harmful to; to hinder
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
short distance; short range; short-haul
gun; cannon; artillery; ordnance
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
water pistol; squirt gun; water gun
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
strange; unfamiliar; mysterious; not knowing the true nature