to rub; to scrub; to scrape
to whip; to lash; to give the rod; to spur on; to encourage
war situation; progress of a battle
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
canned food; tinned food; confining someone (e.g. so they can concentrate on work); being stuck in a confined space
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself as; to change radically; to metamorphose; to improve unexpectedly and dramatically (esp. of an actor, artist, rikishi, etc.)
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
looking and listening; (television) viewing; watching; (public) attention; interest
to some extent; to a certain extent
to speak frankly; to put things bluntly
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to start an act (of a play); to have curtains open; to have an (event, period of history, etc.) start
companions; friends; comrades; mates; partners
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
iron plate; steel plane; sure thing; certain winner
strange; unconventional; eccentric; odd; odd number
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking
shadow or cloud (e.g. on someone's happiness); shade; gloom
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
long ago; already; a long time ago
popular person; favorite; favourite
visit; call; arrival (e.g. of spring); advent; news; tidings
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
early summer; fourth month of the lunar calendar
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
zeal; enthusiasm; ardor; ardour
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
to walk noisily; to walk loudly
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
conquest (of a difficulty, illness, handicap, etc.); overcoming; bringing under control; subjugation; victory over