filling (up); replenishing; filling in (a tooth); loading (a gun with ammunition, a camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
with a shiver (down one's spine); with a sudden chill
spine; line of the backbone; seam down the back (of clothing)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to clear away; to clear land; to prune; to lop off
cutting; severance; section; amputation; disconnection
crack; crevice; fissure; chap; rift
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
reaction of a living body
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
irregular; atypical; anomalous; anomalistic; abnormal
easy to read; legible; clear
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pitch (e.g. in baseball); pile (of noodles, etc.)
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; by the way
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense)
to set one's sights on; to take aim (at); to have one's mind on
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
abandoning (hope, plans); giving up
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to possess (someone; of an evil spirit, idea, etc.)
(school) grade; year; class; grade; kyu (junior rank in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext; excuse; grounds (for)
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
enclosing wall; boundary fence; obstacle; barrier
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
accumulation; accumulate; store
obi (kimono sash); obi (strip of paper looped around a book, CD, etc. containing information about the product); band; belt; cingulum; radio or television program broadcast in the same time slot on all or most days
diagonally upward; (going in a) completely unexpected direction (of a story, result, etc.)
going straight on; going straight ahead
to tie; to bind; to bear (fruit); to close (e.g. deal); to confirm; to connect (two distant places); to close tightly
to model (something) on; to be modelled on; to be made in the shape of; to symbolize; to represent
diamond; diamond; infield; diamonds (suit)
smart-alecky; clever-clever; cheeky; cunning; crafty; shrewd