major cleanup; spring cleaning
something small; something petty; trifle
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
feeling keenly; fully realizing
hard to get; hard to come by
(a place) within one's reach
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
to be in a tizzy; to be in a frenzy; to have one's eyes light up; to have a different look in one's eyes
extreme (measure, idea, etc.); radical; violent (language); strenuous (exercise, work, etc.); excessive; (physically) demanding
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
illegal entry (into a country); illegal immigration
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
to keep a watchful eye on
popularity; public favor; condition (e.g. market); tone; character
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
emergency; accident; worst case; unexpected occurrence
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
reliable; dependable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
magnificent; grand; fair; square; grandly; boldly
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
acting as agent; acting on (someone's) behalf; executing business for
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
fine line; weight of thread; slit-eyed
office job; clerical work
charge; cost; generation; age; era; a representative of; on behalf of
movements; bearing; deportment; carriage; behavior; behaviour
to serve as; to act as; to fill (the position of); to play the role of; to be in charge of; to hold (a position)