polish; improvement; burnishing
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
relatively; comparatively
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
to be slippery; to be slimy
odd; strange; queer; weird; bizarre
member; participant; attendee; lineup (sport)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
dragon (esp. a Chinese dragon); naga; semi-divine human-cobra chimera in Hindu and Buddhist mythology; promoted rook
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
two persons; two people; pair; couple
performance; take; game; season; penetrative vaginal sex (with a prostitute); unsimulated sex (in an adult movie)
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
(shout of) encouragement; cheering; rooting; support
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to be helpful; to be useful
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
primary school; elementary school; grade school
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
proclamation; official notice; touch; contact
noted family; noble family; prestigious school, organization, business, etc.
special treatment; priority
to gouge; to hollow out; to bore; to excavate; to scoop out
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
company; corporation; workplace
source of funds; gold mine; patron; cash box; safe