skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
consideration; inquiry; enquiry; investigation; study
with a loud smack; whack; slap; crack; snap
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
bird; bird meat (esp. chicken meat); fowl; poultry
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to jump up; to start up; to leap to one's feet; to fly away; to take off
electric shock; blitz; lightning attack; sudden and without warning; shocking
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
finish; end; conclusion; landing (in gymnastics)
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
convulsion; cramp; spasm; tic; twitch; fit
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them; flaking out
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
a (single) moment; an instant
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
main topic; main subject; main issue; this subject
results (of a study or investigation)
ill-bred; vulgar; boorish
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
derivation; development; offshoot
nest; rookery; den; haunt; (spider's) web
expresses a firm view or feeling; please ...; would you ...
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
one-way traffic; one-way (e.g. communication); one-sided
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
container made by cutting a piece of bamboo lengthways; bamboo tube; bamboo cylinder
eel (esp. the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica)
calm; quiet; gentle; moderate; reasonable; amicable
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid