aspiration; volunteering; desire; application
considerably; fairly; quite
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
certainly; surely; definitely
to kill; to choke the life out of
determination; resolution
the following week; the next week
seal; to seal (e.g. a letter); to affix a seal; to seal up
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
superior to (e.g. professional, etc. in ability or achievement); ignoring (one thing) for (another)
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
military of the Empire of Japan
engaging in (work); pursuing (e.g. studies); following (a profession); being involved in
joint ownership; co-ownership; sharing (e.g. a viewpoint); sharing (files, devices on a network, posts on social media, etc.)
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
to not believe one's ears
ago; since; before; previous
to have an eye on; to zero in on
big mouth; mouth opened wide; boastful speech; tall talk; large amount; large quantity
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
two-digit number; "tens" column; two digits; double figures
to regain one's footing; to get back on one's feet; to recover; (of the market) to improve
blow; shock; strike; batting
to force someone to clamp with their teeth; to force into someone's mouth (e.g. a gag); to wedge into a space; to inflict (a blow); to deal (a hit); to pull (a joke)
Grammy Awards; Grammy Award
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
good humour (humor); good mood
pointing out; identification
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
like-mindedness; (being of the) same mind; shared sentiment; comrade; fellow; kindred soul
rate; late; rating; ranking
difficult to ...; hard to ...
stupid face; foolish look on one's face