stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
preliminary inspection; having a look in advance; preparatory read-through (e.g. of lesson notes); siding (on a house); clapboard
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
to accept; to receive; to agree
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
light (e.g. aircraft, truck); light motor vehicle (up to 660cc and 64bhp); kei car
mountain stream; valley; dale; wetlands; swamp; marsh
disinfection; sterile filtration
fungus; germ; bacterium; bacillus
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); frankly; open-heartedly
remittance; sending money
treacherous; dangerous; untrustworthy; sneaky; cunning
dwelling; house; residence; living; life
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
to get burned and stuck on (e.g. rice in a pan); to become uncollectable (e.g. debt or loan); to become irrecoverable; to remain unchanged (e.g. stock market)
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
bogus company; dummy corporation; shell company
disclosure; exposure; revelation
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
to consider as; to regard (as equivalent); to deem (as); to equate
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to check; to hold back; to keep at bay; to stop; to prevent; to stem
to accuse somebody; to charge someone
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
individual; private person; personal; private
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
(one's) quota; assignment
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly