clear; transparent; clearing (a high-jump bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball; in soccer); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
main spindle; main shaft; linchpin; pivot; principal axis; main axis
molding; moulding; shaping; forming; modelling (i.e. plastic arts); modeling
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
line-spacing in text; (fig.) between the lines
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
blank space; margin; blank canvas
shadow picture; silhouette; shadowgraph
original picture; key frame; key animation
plus; addition; positive (number); plus sign; positive symbol; advantage; plus
result (that makes an act worthwhile); worth (in doing something); value; effect; use; benefit
match (contest); matching (with); going well (with)
skilled person; capable person; doer; performer; giver; bestower
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
prospects of victory; chances of success
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
to get dark after sunset; to turn to dusk; to decline (after a peak); to wane; to be lost in thought; to be in a pensive mood
to incline toward; to slant; to go down (sun, moon); to sink; to decline; to wane
detergent; cleanser; cleaning agent; washing material
accomplishment; execution
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
mackerel (esp. the chub mackerel, Scomber japonicus); server (esp. in an online game)
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
to peel; to skin; to pare; to bare (teeth, fangs); to open wide (eyes)
impulse buying; impulse purchase
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
straight (from one place to another); going right onto; on the way; simultaneously; incidentally; directly
to be accustomed to traveling (travelling)
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
to be itching to put one's skills to use