jacket; book jacket; dust cover; CD jacket; record jacket
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
the front; honest; upright; decent
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
in accordance with; according to; as X, then Y (e.g. as we age we gain wisdom, as wine matures it becomes more valuable, etc.)
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out; to hand (over); to give
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
more than usual (usu. time)
a great deal; very much; a lot; (arch.) with a great amount of effort
almost; nearly; for the most part; roughly; approximately; about
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
to speak; to say; to vocalize
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
sentence-ending particle expressing doubt; sentence-ending particle expressing a rhetorical question
verbal gaffe; verbal slip; slip of the tongue; using improper words
ill will; spite; bad meaning; mala fides; bad faith; malice
to make a slip of the tongue; to say something inadvertently; to blurt out without thinking
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
tightly (hold, squeeze, etc.); firmly; forcefully (e.g. push); hard
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
simultaneously; all at once; in unison
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
to hit (someone); to strike; to make (a speech); to give (an address); to gamble
to pin down; to hold down; to cover (esp. a part of one's body with one's hand); to clutch (a body part in pain); to get a hold of; to obtain; to grasp (a point)
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
in a subdued voice; in undertones; in a whisper; in a mumble; in a murmur
how much; how many; to what extent