as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
recurrence; revival; resuscitation
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
by sheer strength; by brute force
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
secrecy; highly classified information
regulation; (traffic) policing; control; restriction
Leo (constellation); the Lion
pet name; nickname; affectionate name; term of endearment
first meeting; first interview with
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
skillful; skilled; proficient; flattery
stereoscopy; three-dimensional vision
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
sword (esp. Japanese single-edged); katana; scalpel; chisel; burin; knife money (knife-shaped commodity money used in ancient China)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
way of using (something); way to use; how to use; way of handling (employees, subordinates, etc.); way of treating; treatment
serious wound; serious injury
for the present; for the time being; for a while (from now); for some time (to come)
leaving school (at the end of the day); getting out of school; coming home from school
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
ratio; proportion; match; equal; compared with ...; relative to ...
madder (esp. Japanese madder, Rubia argyi); madder (red color)
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