first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
to smile (at); to grin (at)
delicious; tasty; sweet; attractive; appealing; convenient
leaving everything up to someone else
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
dental brushing; brushing one's teeth; dentifrice; toothpaste; tooth powder
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
cavity; tooth decay; decayed tooth; dental caries
to say it out loud; to yell out; to emphasize
to raise one's voice; to shout
to crush to death; to stifle to death; to squeeze to death; to stifle (a laugh, etc.); to muffle (one's breathing); to subdue (one's voice)
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
forced to use; forced into a position
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
to write ruby characters (small furigana above or beside kanji)
to turn over a new leaf; to mend one's ways; to reform
to do over again; to redo; to start over; to remake; to resume; to recommence
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
I would rather; I would as lief do; strong preference
to live in hiding; to live as a recluse
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
plain; field; hidden (structural) member; wild; lacking a political post
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
the whole area; all areas
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
to withdraw; to abandon (e.g. a lawsuit)
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
matter; thing; affair; circumstance