function; facility; faculty; feature
remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
to like; to love; to be fond of
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
close combat; close(-quarter) fighting; in-fighting
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
parched; dried-up; empty; hollow; rattling; clattering
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
how many years; how long; what year
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
space alien; alien; extraterrestrial being
pair of compasses; compass (for drawing circles, etc.); (mariner's) compass; legs; step
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; sure
sensitive (person, heart, etc.); delicate (issue, problem, etc.); sensitive; fragile; delicate; delicate (fabric, shade, flavour, etc.)
jump; jumping event (skiing, track and field); jumping (to another page after clicking a hyperlink); jump (in price); sudden rise
one way or the other; either way
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
number of persons; personnel
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
ambush; lying in wait for an ambush
careless person; scatterbrain; birdbrain; hasty person
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
area; zone; (lit.) belt (of land)
battle formation; lineup (e.g. for a game)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
such a stupid ...; what a crazy ...; no way!; what nonsense!; how can that be?
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to pound away; to hit at random; to hit ceaselessly
to forge; to temper; to drill; to train; to discipline
trend of the times; way things are going
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
Gelgoog (robot suit in the anime "Mobile Suit Gundam")
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)