to rub; to scrub; to scrape
black-market channels; illegal channels
set of three; three sets; three classes
Japanese chestnut (Castanea crenata)
wood; woods; forest; bunch (of something); cluster; line
mound; heap; hillock; burial mound; tomb; tumulus
cup (drinking vessel, measure, brassiere, prize, etc.)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
dull sound; muffled sound
gasping for breath; puffing and panting; wheezing
reproachful; resentful; spiteful
to fall flat; to fall face down
unsuitable; inappropriate; improper
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
substitution (for someone else); substitute; stand-in; scapegoat; sacrifice
gaudy (esp. of makeup or clothing); garish; glitzy; loud
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
to take the lead; to lead a group; to be in the vanguard
not in one's recollection; having no recollection (of); having no memory (of)
voluptuous; full-breasted; buxom; voluptuous woman; big-breasted woman; glamour girl
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
capable person; talented person; human resources; personnel
temporary employment agency; personnel placement agency; staffing agency; temp agency; temping agency
personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
without exaggeration; truthful; factual
twelve o'clock; midnight; noon
wind direction; situation; way things are going; mood; temper
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
bringing; taking; carrying
untalkative; quiet; taciturn; reticent; uncommunicative
laughing while reminiscing
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
to let something (or somebody) go past; to do too much
station; office; guardroom