to rain incessantly; to downpour
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
at once; right away; promptly; on the spur of the moment
to think of; to hit upon; to come into one's mind; to remember; to recall
to recall; to remember; to recollect
no-fail joke; joke that gets people every time
to surround; to crowd around
pentagram (as used in divination, etc.)
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to draw; to paint; to depict; to describe; to picture in one's mind; to imagine
to take one's place; to take one's position; to go into position; to line up
the same; the said; likewise
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
to allow (someone or something) to come near; to let get close
coincident with; while; simultaneously
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
to death (bored, scared, etc.); to distraction; like crazy; like mad; so much; dying (e.g. for a drink)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodle, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
pole; rod; line; dash; spoken monotonously
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer