preference; priority; precedence
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
as soon as possible; ASAP; even a little early
attendance; presence; appearance
to say; to tell; to state; to do
subcontract; subcontractor (person or company)
to play a role; to serve a function; to play a part
old-fashioned; behind the times; out-of-date; antiquated
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
merger (of companies, towns, etc.); combination; union; amalgamation; consolidation; coalition
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
to pierce; to stab; to sting; to bite; to sew; to stitch; to pole (a boat)
final; eventual; ultimate
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
the number of flat things; win-loss difference which influences the ranking of wrestlers
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
though; notwithstanding; although
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
good-natured person; good person; (one's) lover; boyfriend; girlfriend
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
dotage; feeble-minded old man; senile old fool; dotard
decapitation; beheading; firings; dismissals; small samurai sword used for decapitation
weeding out; elimination (e.g. of unneeded employees); culling; selection (e.g. natural selection)
outsider; someone outside of a group
coating; film; membrane; tunic (plants); capsule
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended