dice roll with the desired result; lucky throw of the dice; good luck; stroke of luck; hoped-for result
to understand; to make out
taste; liking; preference
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
to overcome (opposition); to push past; to force one's way; to press and cut
to form; to make; to build up (e.g. a fortune); to create; to accomplish; to achieve; to change (into)
to be worth; to be worthy of; to deserve; to merit
height (e.g. of summer); peak (e.g. of cherry blossom season); prime (of one's life); (one's) best days; (being in) heat; rut
vigilantly (watching for an opportunity); eagerly; with an eagle eye
to draw an arc (e.g. with a compass); to describe an arc (e.g. through the air); to form an arc
secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
to call; to summon; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to buy
to take along; to hold in the hand; to hang (e.g. from the shoulder or waist)
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
single edge (e.g. sword blade); single bevel (e.g. kitchen knife)
value; worth; estimation; evaluation; bargain; good buy
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
cannot be compared (with); being no match (for)
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil
review; reconsideration; revision
point of departure; initial point; starting point
mirror surface; lens surface
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
step; stride; counter for steps
to be different from what was previously said; to be different from what was promised
to change one's way of thinking; to switch the direction of one's thoughts; to put one's focus on a new subject; to adopt a new frame of mind
dimension; perspective; point of reference; level (of something)
to make a mistake; to blunder
value in doing something; feeling that something is worth doing; rewarding feeling; sense of satisfaction
to firmly tighten (e.g. around neck, throat); to constrict; to strongly press (someone); to crack down on; to settle accounts
to narrow; to reduce; to contract
tinnitus; ringing in the ears
to delineate; to draw; to express; to imagine
movement (of one's body); moving about; stirring; acting freely; doing as one pleases
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference