superior (in rank); top; higher order (e.g. byte); host computer (of connected device)
predominance; superiority; ascendancy; advantage; supremacy
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
as a matter of fact; actually; effectively; in reality; in effect
starting point; starting line
win or lose; sink or swim; make or break; all or nothing
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
allotment; assignment; allocation; allocation
research publication; scholarly publication
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
sole prerogative; exclusive prerogative
swaying (only once, in a large, slow motion); relaxedly
to plunder; to capture; to seize; to snatch away; to steal; to grab away
to (prepare to) run away (from one's responsibilities, etc.)
to mix in (e.g. an ingredient)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to suppress (a smile, yawn, etc.); to stifle; to bite to death
tea container (usually for thick tea used at the tea ceremony)
to cause offence (offense); to create hard feelings
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
to talk oneself hoarse; to shout oneself hoarse
to be (deeply) moving; to pack an (emotional) punch; to be emotionally touching; to strike home; to strike a chord
sliding safely; just making it; being just on time
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil; propelling pencil
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
brilliant; glorious; glittering; bright; splendid (e.g. achievement, success); promising (e.g. future)
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
talk; story; conversation
love affair; love relationship
tangle; entanglement; snarl; complication; difficulties; trouble
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
to pick; to pluck; to snip; to cut; to nip
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
tree peony (Paeonia suffruticosa); moutan
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
with a boing; with a sproing; with a crack; with a pop; (hitting) with vigour; with a kick
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
tire track; traces of a person or thing; path one has taken; locus