one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
to have a talk; to tell a story
exaggerated; overblown; overdone
to put in order; to tidy up; to settle (a matter); to solve; to finish; to get through
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo
hitting a ball (with a bat, golf club, etc.); batting; stroke
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
to pass (e.g. car); to overtake; to surpass; to outstrip; to get ahead of
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill; check; bill; promissory note
leg strength; walking ability; running ability
tip; point; end; (very) beginning; start
to wander from place to place; to change jobs
distance in a straight line; distance as the crow flies
kilo-; 1000; kilogram; kilogramme; kilometre; kilometer
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
residence; living (at, in); abode
distant place; faraway location; far away
tedious; boring; being fed up with
literature; books (reference); document
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to spoil; to rot; to corrode
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
society; the world; the times
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
this world; this life; current epoch (i.e. the Holocene epoch)
savage; barbarous; barbaric; uncivilized; uncivilised
close; intimate; on good terms
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
manzai; comic dialogue; two-person comedy act, usu. presented as a fast-paced dialogue, occ. presented as a skit
to go down in history; to be recorded in the history books
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
(among) one's friends; (within) one's circle