to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
balloon (esp. small, toy variety); airship; blimp
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
atmospheric current; air current; airflow
in an instant; in a moment; immediately; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to turn towards; to point
precise; exact; detailed; accurate; minute; close
specialization; specialisation
instability; insecurity; crankiness
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
technical skill; ability; capacity
maintenance; preservation; improvement
due form; official; formality
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
to open (a door, etc.); to unwrap (e.g. parcel, package); to open (for business, etc.); to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out
sight (e.g. of a gun); aim; alignment
minute adjustment; fine tuning
even if; no matter (what); if; though; although; supposing
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
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
brontosaurus; apatosaurus
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head
because of; owing to; due to
index finger; forefinger; second toe
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to be filled with (emotion, enthusiasm, etc.); to fill the room (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. voice); to hold (a castle, fortress, etc.)
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
(ammunition) cartridge; shell case