extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
the way one works; one's working manner
physical work; manual labour (labor)
to be free; to be available
to degenerate; to lapse into
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; skimping; tenuki; playing elsewhere on the board instead of responding locally
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
way (of doing things); method; style; school (of ikebana, tea ceremony, etc.); style; system
to keep someone from doing; to stop; to prevent; to check; to hinder; to obstruct
to be at a loss for words
venting one's anger (on someone or something); taking out one's anger on
shortcut; taking a shortcut; (keyboard) shortcut; short-cut hairstyle for women
academic year; school year; year in school; grade in school
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
performance (of a play, opera, etc.); staging; presentation
script; screenplay; scenario
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
direction (of a play, film, etc.); production; organization (of an event); arrangement; staging (for effect)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
big quarrel; huge fight; big row
leaving the mound; being knocked out; resignation; stepping down; withdrawing
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
passion; enthusiasm; zeal
guidance; leadership; instruction; shido (minor penalty in judo)
will; desire; eagerness; interest; drive; motivation
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
to be selected (from among many people)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
head; brains; intelligence
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability