puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
binary number system; base-2
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to persist in; to carry out; to have one's own way; to push through; to carry through
having in mind; happening to know (of); idea (of); inkling
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
spot check; snap inspection; surprise test
news (from someone); letter; contact; (someone's) whereabouts; (someone's) movements
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
to erase; to rub out; to turn off (a light, TV, heater, etc.); to switch off; to extinguish (a fire, candle, etc.); to put out; to remove (a smell, pain, etc.)
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
such; this sort of; like this
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
cheating; deception; trickery; manipulation; juggling; falsifying
distant place; faraway location; far away
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
heave-ho!; one-two-three heave!
theory; doctrine; opinion; view; rumour; rumor
so; like this; in this way; this much; to this extent
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
above; over; top; summit; surface; on (top of); the above (in a piece of writing)
blank; blank space; gap; time spent not doing something (e.g. working, practicing)
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
season (period in which regulated games are played); season (division of the year); season (of a TV show, etc.); season (for doing something, e.g. ski season, entrance examination season)
study; diligence; working hard; experience; knowledge; discount
to change (to); to switch (to); to be replaced (by)
always; constantly; at all times; habitually
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to become rusted together; to become rusted shut; to rust; to become (completely) rusty; to become rusty (of a skill or ability); to become less effective
awkward; clumsy; stiff; crude; unrefined; constrained
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
formal; stiff; strict; ceremonious
composition; construction; formation; makeup; structure; organization
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
strength; power; proficiency; ability
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about