very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
mixing; mixture; meld; miscegenation
filtration; filtering; percolation
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
swallow (bird of the Hirundinidae family); martin; barn swallow (Hirundo rustica); younger man involved with an older woman; boy toy
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
minute adjustment; fine tuning
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
development; growth; development (of a situation, story, etc.); advancement; playing around; having an active sex life
et cetera; etc.; and the like; the likes of; something like
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
if so; in that case; in that situation
to grow up; to become an adult
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
from the beginning; from scratch
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
father; dad; papa; pa; pop; daddy
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
magnifying glass; wrestler of the lowest rank
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
iron sand; magnetite sand
aluminum foil; aluminium foil; tin foil
normal temperature; room temperature; constant temperature; fixed temperature
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down