thousand years; millennium; (fig.) long time
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
to loiter; to hang around; to wander around; to prowl; to roam
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to throw violently against; to slam against; to strike; to thrust at someone (e.g. a letter)
long (time); protracted; prolonged
opposite side; other side; over there; ahead; destination; there (somewhere distant, esp. abroad)
to re-grip; to re-wrestle; to regroup (after some adverse event)
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
instability; insecurity; crankiness
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
perception; intuition; the sixth sense
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
skillful; skilful; delicious; tasty; good (deal, idea, etc.); profitable
to be connected (to); to be joined together; to connect (of a telephone call, the internet, etc.); to get through; to lead (to an outcome); to bring about (a result); to be lined up (e.g. of cars)
correct answer; right solution; correct interpretation; right decision; right choice; appropriate judgement
pat; tap; pop; crack; cutesy suffix applied to names
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
witnessing; observing; sighting
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
moving about in confusion; going every which way; going this way and that
union; combination; conjugation (of gametes); sexual intercourse; copulation
perception; sensing; noticing
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
flaring up; burning hotly; flying into a rage; losing one's cool; opening suddenly and widely (e.g. eyes, mouth); (arch.) acting resolutely
to handle (men); to master (a tool); to manage; to acquire a command of (a language)
small; fine; detailed; stingy
concentration (on a task); focusing one's attention; concentration (of population, buildings, power, etc.); centralization; within a collection of works
sword (esp. a large, double-edged one); blade; bayonet; swordsmanship; stinger; ovipositor
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
art; technique; means; way; stratagem; artifice
battle; war; fight (against time, poverty, etc.); struggle (for freedom, survival, etc.); contest; competition
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive