clear; plain; distinct; obvious; evident; articulate
near; close (to); nearby; (drawing) near; approaching; almost here
airplane; aeroplane; plane; aircraft
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
smallish; on the small side
to rock; to shake; to swing
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
clearly (standing out); distinctly; sharply; boldly; in sharp relief
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
spots; speckles; mottles; speckled; spotted
back; reverse; rear side; height; stature; ridge (of a mountain)
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
flicker (light); waver; trickle (water); glance at
fireball; ball of fire; will-o'-the-wisp; jack-o'-lantern
route; course; path; one's future course (e.g. after graduating high school)
good (condition); going well; fine; smooth
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
every last one; one and all; from A to Z; as soon as; right after; no sooner (than)
in order; in turn; one by one
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to press down; to hold down; to pin down; to suppress (feelings, disorder, opposition, etc.); to repress
to fall behind; to lag behind; to be outdistanced; to be beaten
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material); Ruby (programming language)
magic tool (in fiction); magical item
(giving) birth; childbirth; native (of); product of; produced in; assets
to memorize; to memorise; to recite from memory
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
in perfect form; going swimmingly
to make an appearance; to show up
anywhere; here and there; common; run-of-the-mill; ordinary
ruffled (hair, brush bristles, etc.); unkempt; dishevelled; idling away time; dawdling; dilly-dallying