one's sister-in-law; stepsister (elder)
to be obsessive (about); to be overly concerned (with); to be particular (about); to pay special attention (to); to get stuck; to be obstructed
economical; efficient; lean; compact
magnetic body; magnetic substance
ultrashort-wave; very high frequency
(television, radio, etc.) receiver
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
pushing back one's opponent while locked in close quarters; having a tendency towards; being close to
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
chisel; burin; graver; gad; jumper
to shave off (esp. concrete); to take a percentage; to take a cut
shaft (e.g. machinery); axle; shaft (of a golf club); mine shaft; pit
silkworm gut; fishing gut; artificial gut; gut fishing line
(circuit) board; substrate
smallish; on the small side
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to smoke (a cigarette, pipe, etc.); to puff on; to rev (an engine); to race; to put on (an air of); to act in a ... way
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
leaving everything up to someone else
measurement limit; measurement limitation; measuring limit
graduations (on a ruler, thermometer, etc.); gradations; division; scale
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
lifeboat; friend in need; helping hand; timely help
the week after the following week; two weeks later; two weeks after that
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
group; party; team; squad; section
paste (food, adhesive, etc.); paste
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
to use as an intermediary; to worry; to mind; to care
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
to pull tight; to brace; to tighten
taking up; winding; rolled paper
water buffalo (Bubalus bubalis); domestic Asian water buffalo; wild water buffalo (Bubalus arnee); Asian water buffalo
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)