handful; small amount; small number
latter period; second half; late stage; third trimester; second semester
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
shock resistance; impact resistance
article specially made to order; made-to-measure (custom-made) article
fragment; broken piece; splinter; chip; shard
to split; to tear; to burst; to be separated; to be divided
a little more than usual; bribe money added to a regular fee; and then some
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
hostile nature; inimical character
being rampant; domination
to jar; to creak; to grate
curtain; hanging; bunting
collapse; break; cave-in; crash; (market) decline
idea; design; motif; conception; intention
imperative sentence; imperative statement
excessive; too much; unreasonable
load; loading; weight (of a load)
billiards; pool; snooker; cue sports
aloneness; loneliness; solitude
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
rescue; extricate; reclaim; deliverance
(a) jump; splashes (usu. of mud); upward turn at the bottom (e.g. of a vertical stroke of a kanji or of a hairdo); close (e.g. of a theatrical performance); breakup
to not believe one's ears
confusion; distraction; derangement
station square; station plaza
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
continuous track; caterpillar track
single seater (e.g. boat, aeroplane, airplane)