ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
point in common; common feature
alias; pseudonym; pen name; nom de plume; different name; other name
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
fish of the genus Rhinogobius; dusky tripletooth goby (Tridentiger obscurus); common freshwater goby (Gymnogobius urotaenia); Japanese fluvial sculpin (fish, Cottus pollux)
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
digestion (of food); digestion (of information); assimilation; consumption; absorption; (arch.) losing one's form and turning into something else
absorption; suction; attraction
nutriment; nutritious substance; nourishment
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
firing (esp. a rocket or missile); launching; shooting; ejaculation
three times; thrice; third (musical interval)
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
to run through; to run past
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
to hang up; to hoist; to denounce; to subject someone to a kangaroo court
to separate (by distance, time, etc.); to isolate; to interpose; to have between; to alienate; to estrange
to be at a complete loss; to be without recourse; to be completely stymied; to have absolutely no idea what to do
accomplishment; execution
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
to stop midway; to interrupt
on the bone (meat, etc.); unboned; skeletal system; skeleton
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to be worried about; to be concerned for someone's welfare
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
pardon; forgiveness; exemption; permission
subleader; assistant leader
to have glazed eyes (when drunk, angry, etc.); to have glassy eyes
bowing (a string instrument)
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to be no match for (e.g. outclassed in authority, strength or in debt to); to be unable to act on an equal basis with
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
distant; remote; isolated