ball; sphere; bead (of sweat, dew, etc.); drop; ball (in sports); pile (of noodles, etc.); bullet
to play a leading role; to play a central part
mottled pattern; patchy pattern
five; five years of age; eight o'clock (old time system)
bargain corner to sell off stock cheaply; cart sale
elegance; grace; article; item; counter for items (of food, etc.); counter for dishes or courses (at a restaurant)
fat; thick; deep (of a voice); thick; daring; shameless
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
roughly; approximately; (cutting) in one stroke; (breaking apart) with vigour; (cutting) deeply; (splitting) wide open
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
superfine; extra-fine; extremely thin; extra-fine woollen yarn
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
very thick; something extremely thick; thick, heavy thread
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
thinnish; somewhat narrow
number; edition; sobriquet; pen-name; size (of printing types, canvases, knitting needles, etc.); suffix attached to names of ships, trains, airplanes, etc.
numeral; figure; digit; numeric character
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
consideration; taking into account
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
summarization; summary; generalization; review (by labour or political movements of past activities, results, etc.)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
presentation; exhibit; suggest; citation
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to dash against (of waves); to billow; to roll; to wave (e.g. in the wind); to heave; to pound (of a heart)
ridge (in field); row of raised earth when planting crops; rib (cloth, mountains, sea); cord (e.g. corduroy)
order; item (of a budget revision, etc.); counter for go pieces; counter for surrounded positions (in go)