what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
precise; accurate; appropriate; exactly the right
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to leave (a scene); to step away
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
one sweep (of the eye); sweeping view; unbroken view
hurried construction; hurried production; hasty manufacture; hasty formation
battery; battery; pitcher and catcher
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
to take measures; to work out a plan; to lecture; to read aloud; to confer
diamond (mineral, gemstone); diamond; infield; diamond (card suit)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to tire of; to lose interest in; to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to come untied; to come apart; to be softened; to be relaxed
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
weapon; arms; ordnance; weapon (something used to gain an advantage); asset
throw; throwing; throwing event
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
diversion; appropriation (e.g. of funds); misappropriation; re-use (e.g. old computer parts); recycling
present day; modern times; recent times; early modern period (in Japan, usu. from the Meiji Restoration until the end of World War II)
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
to hold aloft (e.g. a sword); to brandish
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
postponement; deferment; extension (of time)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
to spend time (on doing something)
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
abstention; nonparticipation
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense