tone (of voice); manner of talking
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
arranged; taken care of; settled; completed; finished
high-spec; highly competitive (on the dating scene, e.g. by having a high income, being good-looking); ticking all the boxes
to make an enemy (of); to antagonize
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
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novel; original; new; innovative
legal interpretation; statutory interpretation
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
difference; distinction; discrepancy; mistake; error
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
pillow; bolster; introduction (e.g. to a rakugo story); lead-in
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin
hostility; animosity; enmity
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
world history; international history
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
unexpectedly; suddenly; abruptly
to cease; to stop; to be over
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend