to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to stand in the way (esp. with legs spread out); to block the way; to stand in the way (e.g. of progress); to obstruct
unrealistic; impractical; infeasible; unreal
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
tsk; tut; shoot; chirp; tweet
impossible to do (although wants to)
with a friendly grin; smilingly
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
sudden change; complete change
to catch off guard; to catch unprepared
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
snack food (esp. potato chips, popcorn, etc.); munchie
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
(speaking) bluntly; frankly; straightforwardly; openly; directly; unhesitantingly
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
naked; nude; unvarnished (e.g. truth); plain (e.g. fact); frank
to expose (a secret); to disclose; to take apart; to take to pieces; to kill; to do away with
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
business; trade; operations; sales
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
(free) sample; promotional gift
questionnaire; survey; poll
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
difficult to ...; hard to ...
state of mind; mentality; psychology
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
elementary; basic; rudimentary
technology; technique; technical
(common) soldier; rank and file; army; troops; warfare; strategy
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
rear gate (esp. of castle); back entrance; (opponent's) weak point; (arch.) force attacking the rear of a castle; (arch.) official in charge of imprisoning offenders
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
three (long cylindrical things); three-of-a-kind (in a dealt hand)