three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
to hurt; to smart; to sting
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to tan (i.e. suntan); to burn
crackling (of fire, fireworks, etc.); sparking; sputtering; to fight; to argue
short; shortstop; short (circuit); short hair; short selling
to swipe; to nick; to pilfer; to steal
cleavage (between breasts)
fortunate person; lucky fellow; lucky dog
to project; to stick out; to stand out
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
successive; consecutive; back-to-back; one after another
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
pulse; vein; chain (of mountains, etc.); hope; thread (of an argument)
to close (one's eyes); to shut
tipsy; pleasantly drunk; mellow; entranced; enchanted; captivated
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
even though; despite; when
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
oozily; seeping out; very damply; humidly
close-fitting trousers; long underwear
rapidly (e.g. progress, moving forward); growing visibly; quickly; steadily; by leaps and bounds
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
being scattered in all directions; being broken up and dispersed
lower side; lower edge; lower border; lower hem
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
hollow; cavity; sunken place; (arch.) vagina; (arch.) female genitalia
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
bottomless; endlessly deep; infinite
sweet and sour; bittersweet
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
to blow up (i.e. wind); to blow upwards; to spout into the air
to stagnate; to be delayed; to be left undone; to be overdue (of a payment); to fall into arrears; to be outstanding
to lend an ear to; to listen to