start; commencement; beginning; initiation
raid; military attack by a mobile unit; hit-and-run attack; shortstop; short
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
prohibition; inhibition; ban
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger
defense (esp. in sports); defence
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to make a decision; to draw a conclusion; to give a judgement; to hand down a verdict; to let go down; to lower; to do oneself
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
raising the curtain; opening (of an event); start; beginning
harmful effect; harmful influence; evil practice; abuse; malady
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to be helpful; to be useful
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
home page; web page; horsepower; HP; half-pipe (in snowboarding, skateboarding, etc.); hit point
alone; by oneself; on one's own
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
activity (esp. energetic or successful); great efforts; active participation; walking about with great vigor
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
catchers who warm up pitchers in the bullpen; tank (character that soaks up damage for the rest of the party in an MMORPG)
to take (by force); to take away; to snatch; to absorb (one's attention); to fascinate; to captivate
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
decrease; reduction; decline
to order; to command; to appoint
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
(feeling) impatient; irritated; irritating; frustrated; frustrating; vexed
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); seeker; Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
hunting; hunt; gathering (mushrooms, shellfish, etc.); picking (berries, fruit, etc.); hunting down (a criminal, etc.); rounding up (e.g. communists)