investigation (e.g. into someone's guilt); questioning; pressing; catching up; overtaking
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to put one's strength into
tension; mental strain; nervousness
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; (not) any
to see through; to see the true nature of something
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
confident; full of confidence; cocky; full of oneself
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
head-on fight; direct confrontation; head-to-head contest
vigorously; with great force; energetically; enthusiastically; with spirit
loss of strength; exhaustion; weakness
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to have sex with; to make love to; to sit on (eggs); to brood
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
to turn one's back on; to be uninterested in
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
grandfather (may be used after name as honorific); male senior-citizen (may be used after name as honorific)
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
to make snide remarks; to put into bad mood
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to wait expectantly; to await in anticipation
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to disappear (of people or animals); to go (away); to leave; to no longer exist
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful