ticktock; chinking (e.g. of a hammer against rock); knocking; dry and hard; (frozen) stiff; hidebound
dial (e.g. telephone, radio, clock, gauge)
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
thief; robber; burglar; bandit
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
to fling off; to throw off; to cast aside; to abandon; to throw to the winds
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
soldiers garrisoned at strategic posts in Kyushu in ancient times; Chinese soldiers stationed to protect remote regions of the country during the Tang dynasty
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
mechanism; mechanics; machines; mechanic
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to twist; to turn; to writhe (e.g. in pain); to twist around; to turn in one's seat
to appear ...; to look like ...; to seem ...; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
pretty; charming; lovely; adorable
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
to swing; to wield (physically); to exercise (e.g. power, ability); to exhibit; to flourish; to prosper
else; in addition; on top of that; furthermore; further; besides
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
nick in a blade (sword, knife); chip in a blade
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
chafing; grinding (e.g. teeth); binding tightly; pulling tight (e.g. a bow); rotating quickly; hurting sharply
hardening; fortifying; pledge; vow; defense; defence
warehouse; storehouse; cellar; magazine; granary; godown
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
suicide bombing (e.g. crashing one's plane into a target); self-destruction; blowing oneself up
anger; resentment; indignation; chagrin; irritation
tenacious; tough; enduring; dogged; headstrong; stubborn
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
nervous temperament; worrier's disposition
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
slapping together (incl. sound); fitting tightly (incl. sound)