extreme sadist; very sadistic
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
to doubt; to think (something is) doubtful; to wonder; to be suspicious
point of uncertainty; unclarified issue; doubt
tag; slip; label; sticker
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
to reverberate; to resound; to echo; to have one's fame spread; to be renowned
season (e.g. fruit, fish); in vogue; popular; fresh
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
to finish up; to complete; to finish off; to get through; to polish off
to be titled (e.g. a book); to be named
bento; Japanese box lunch
mental health; mental hygiene
physiological phenomenon; physiological response
human usage; (for) use by people
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
accountability; being held accountable
to sit upright; to sit up straight; to take a defiant attitude; to become aggressive; to take the offensive
shrewdly; smartly; calculatingly; astutely; cunningly
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
discovery (of a plot, misdeed, etc.); detection; exposure; disclosure
percussion; tapping; examining by percussion; sounding out (someone's intentions); making an approach (about)
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
easy-peasy; easy; simple; pleasant; comfortable; comfy
natural; reasonable; understandable
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
occupation; calling; livelihood
owing a lot to somebody; being indebted; never forgetting someone who has done a favour
to knock down; to beat up (till unable to stand)
young person who stays in their (non-metropolitan) hometown after graduation and drives a car (unlike those who move to a larger city and commute by train); semi-delinquent suburbanite
this area; around here; this point; this much; this extent
ritual; religious service; festival
festival (esp. music, film, etc.)
naughty; mischievous; rascal; naughty kid
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to impose (a tax, fine, etc.); to levy; to assign (a task, duty, etc.); to give; to set
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed