attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
smirkingly; smugly; broadly
counter for parts, stages, installments, etc. (of a story, series, project, campaign, etc.); counter for bullets
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
shooting down (an aircraft)
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
characteristic (of); peculiar (to); inherent (in); eigen-
to respond; to answer; to accept (an invitation, offer, etc.); to comply with (a request, etc.); to suit; to match
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically; strategy; tactics
squeaking (of an engine, skis on snow, etc.)
to flip; to snap; to repel; to use (an abacus); to calculate; to strum
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
roar; cry (esp. of triumph); battle cry; screech (of a bird); scream; yawp
to be completely absorbed in; to fall for (something)
same; similar; (just) like; equal
to hand (over); to deliver in person
first move (in shogi, go, etc.); beginning; start
astringent; bitter; austere; elegant (and unobtrusive); sour (look); glum
seven-to-three ratio; 70-30 split; 70-30 hair part; hairstyle with hair parted in a 70-30 ratio
deputy head teacher; vice principal
to see (a doctor, etc.); to consult (someone)
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
green light; (giving) permission; OK
person of common sense; common sense man
whispering into a person's ear
Tuesday; fire (second of the five elements)
pilot light; spark; live coals (for firelighting)
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
favour; favor; favourite; favorite; patron; supporter
scene; setting; scene (in a movie, play); shot; state of the market
open (attitude, etc.); openhearted; frank; open (space); spacious
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
to become fraught with emotion