steady; honest; sober; straightforward
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
best friend; very close friend
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
to grapple with; to wrestle with; to engage in a bout; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to come to grips with; to work hard on
interval; step; pitch; key
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
challenge; defiance; dare; attempt; try
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
subject; theme; homework; assignment; task; challenge
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
tough; stiff; inflexible; obstinate; tired; worn out
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
after that; afterwards; thereafter
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting