to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to make an effort; to be zealous
spray; sprayer; atomizer; sprinkles (confectionery); hundreds and thousands
quickly; swishing; whooshing
to exert (influence); to exercise; to cause (e.g. damage); to do (e.g. harm); to bring about (e.g. benefits); to extend
paying one's own expenses; going into business for oneself; working independently; person who earns their own living
to knit; to plait; to braid; to compile (anthology, dictionary, etc.); to edit
favorite; favourite; pet (e.g. teacher's pet); bookmark (in web browser)
to inlay; to set; to stud (e.g. star-studded sky); to enchase (something) with; to mount (gems)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
underwear; underclothes; lingerie; chemise; singlet
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
two sheets (pieces) (of paper)
pochette; pouch (usu. hung from the shoulder by a long cord)
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
splish-splash; with a splash
photographer; cameraman; camera operator; cinematographer
to come to one's senses; to calm down
function; facility; faculty; feature
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to follow; to pursue; to die right after a loved one; to kill oneself after the death of a loved one; to follow an example set by earlier generations (or one's master, etc.)
attending (upon); keeping another company
to bend; to curve; to turn; to be awry; to be askew
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
concatenation; coupling; connection; linking; consolidation (e.g. of company accounts)
(truck) load-carrying tray; (bicycle) luggage carrier; roof rack
wooden horse; rocking horse; vaulting horse; horse used in gymnastics; the horse (ancient torture device that one was forced to straddle with rocks hanging from the feet)
ornately decorated horse used in processions of dignitaries; horse led by a rope
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
to badger; to pester; to beg
to walk; to move forward; to make progress
dispersing; breaking up; running away
sticking; clinging; with a smack (e.g. sitting down); hard; all over; thickly