rock; boulder; crag; cliff; anchor
left and right; right and left; (asserting) control; influence; one's attendants; people accompanying one
to chase; to run after; to follow (a set order, a trend, etc.); to drive out; to get rid of; to drive (e.g. a herd)
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
firing; shooting; fire; gunshot; marksmanship
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
control center; control centre
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
aeroplane; airplane; aircraft
ulterior motive; plot; scheme; complicated circumstances; intricacies
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
to call each other; to call out to one another
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
starting (machine, engine, car, etc.); activation
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to remove; to take off; to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
puncture; flat tyre (tire); blowout; bursting; overflowing; being jammed (e.g. phone lines)
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
observation; survey; measurement; opinion; prediction; thinking
landing on an aircraft carrier; deck-landing; reaching a warship; arrival of a warship (at a port)
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball