jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
leaping; activity; leapfrog (over a problem); making a leap (e.g. in logic); making great strides; making rapid progress
directionality; directivity
evident; plain; distinct; clear
two characters; two letters; (arch.) garlic chives (Allium tuberosum); (arch.) Chinese chives
Poaceae (family comprising the true grasses); Gramineae
living thing; organism; creature; biology
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
measure; square (e.g. of graph paper or Japanese manuscript paper); box (e.g. on a form)
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
to get late; to advance; to wear on
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
clamour; clamor; uproar; tumult; furore; furor
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
resting one's chin in one's hands; brace (in construction); angle brace
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
to swallow (e.g. a story); to accept without questioning; to swallow (food) whole; to gobble up; to gulp down
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
impossible; unlikely; improbable
very likely; very probable
to pick up; to find; to gather
calm; composed; cool; quiet
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
firearms; missile; projectile weapon
bow (weapon); archery; bow (for a violin, etc.)
to shoot (arrow, bolt, dart)
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
to take refuge in; to succeed in running away
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy