performance (as opposed to practice); going before an audience or on-air; game; match; high of the season; height (of summer, etc.)
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
measured amount (esp. of medicine); dosing; manner of seasoning; making adjustments based on experience; doing something by feel
slaughter (of animals for meat); butchery
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
withering; shrivelling; shrinking; contraction; atrophy
to concede one is entirely in the wrong (for the sake of argument)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
to some extent; to a certain extent
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
criticism; blame; censure; attack; reproach
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
close; intimate; on good terms
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
justification; rationalization
to insist; to assert; to be obstinate in saying
unthinkable; unexpected; outrageous; offensive
foresight; foreknowledge; intimation; premonition; prediction
(act of) violence; vicious crime; murder
too (much); overly; excessively
negligent; careless; slipshod; slovenly; reckless; irresponsible
to carry on one's back; to burden oneself (e.g. with debts, responsibilities, etc.)
occurring in succession; doing in succession; firing in rapid succession; volley of shots; volley (of questions, abuse, etc.); stream
the deceased; the departed; old friend; longtime acquaintance
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
tragic but brave; heroic; grim
for a while; for some time; for a period
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
string; cord; leash; man who is financially dependent on a woman; gigolo; restrictions; conditions
Japanese evergreen oak (Quercus acuta)