to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
cut; cutting; haircut; shuffle (cards); shuffling; scene
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
cheering in chorus; saying in unison
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
loss; feeling of loss; Los Angeles
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
longish; moderately long; somewhat long; fairly long
reaching; attaining; arrival
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
joint establishment (esp. schools of different levels or different courses of study); establishment as an annex (e.g. of a school); juxtaposition; placing side by side
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
falling far short (of); being far behind; being far inferior (to); being no match (for)
to jar; to creak; to grate
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
terminus; terminal; end edge
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
a long time (since the last time); first in a long time
left-hand radical of a character
archery; mapping; map; morphism
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
several minutes; a few minutes
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
tension; mental strain; nervousness
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
being on duty; person on duty
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
above; going steadily upward
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
centre of gravity (center); centroid; barycenter; (one's) balance
minuteness; one millionth