to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to name; to call; to christen; to term
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
naming; christening; fiance; fiancee
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
official name; formal name
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
interests and preferences
wide (open); gapingly; agape
to attract interest; to arouse someone's interest
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
clumsy; awkward; unskillful; incompetent; inept; bungling
with a clink; with a tap; with a click; instantly (fall asleep)
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
double bottom (ship, trunk, etc.); false bottom; double sole; double hull
rugged; scraggy; angular; gnarled
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
nature (of a person); disposition; temperament; quality; inherent characteristic; property
legendary beast; magical beast
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
completely ordinary; plain; commonplace; everyday
to get damaged; to get chipped; to be wounded; to get injured; to get hurt (reputation)
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
gap; break; pause; interval; cut; incision
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
elliptical shape; oval shape
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to be able to reach; to be within one's reach; to be able to afford; to be near (a certain age)
way of writing; manner of writing; penmanship (esp. used in old textbooks); calligraphy; format (e.g. of a report); stroke order of a character
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
cache; place to hide something
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say