prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
power; might; authority; influence
to take aim (at); to set one's sights (on); to zero in (on)
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
electronic; electronic formula
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to tickle; to tickle (one's curiosity, vanity, etc.); to arouse; to make laugh; to amuse
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to run about; to rush about
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
substance; real form; main part; main unit; this machine; this appliance; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.)
to go to ruin; to go under; to fall; to be destroyed; to die out; to become extinct
to throw; to fling; to heave; to toss
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear
to throw oneself (e.g. off a cliff, etc.)
to catch and tie up; to apprehend; to entangle; to trap; to brush out (e.g. dust, fur, plaque); to extract
to slide into; to slip into
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
glasses; eyeglasses; spectacles; judgment; judgement; discrimination
at first; in the beginning; originally
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
after a long time; for the first time in a while