direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
transformation; abnormality; sexual perversion; pervert; metamorphosis; transformation
reaching; attaining; arrival
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
yes; indeed; ha!; what?; huh?; sigh
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
one eye; one of one's eyes
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to be taken aback; to be astonished; to be dumbfounded
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
development; exploitation
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
with a start; with a jump
slide (for projection); transparency; (microscope) slide; to slide; to slip; to shift (e.g. a group of items in a schedule)
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
leading; foremost; preeminent; outstanding; one of the best
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
mystery; something inexplicable; unfathomable (of a Buddha's abilities); 10^64 (or 10^80)
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
advertisement; advertising; announcement; notice
test for a position in a company; company entrance test
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
background knowledge; prerequisite knowledge
to sieve; to sift; to winnow; to screen (candidates)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
radio wave; reception; signal; saying strange things
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
shaman; Sherman (WW2 tank)
material; substance; matter
interest (in something); curiosity (about something); zest (for)