matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
sense; sensation; feeling; intuition
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
marriage partner; spouse; wife-to-be; husband-to-be; future spouse
wife; bride; (one's) daughter-in-law
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
unwillingly; grudgingly; shaking head in refusal (like a child); no!; no no!
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
wampee (Clausena lansium)
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform; Jersey (cattle)
to put on (coat, gown, etc.)
predecessor; pioneer; ancestor
long ago; already; a long time ago
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
high fashion brand; designer brand
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
to wear (clothes) stylishly; to dress oneself stylishly
support group; fan club; (election) committee
garden (esp. with trees); park
(many) mountains; very much (wanting to do something one cannot); greatly; so many; a lot of
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up