straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
to gouge; to hollow out; to greatly perturb; to cause emotional pain; to get to the bottom of things; to relentlessly bring the truth to light
to be crowded; to be packed; to be complex; to go into; to put into; to do intently
cobra twist; abdominal stretch
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
to worry about; to be worried about; to fret about; to not know what to do; to be at a loss (as to what to do)
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
on the wane (e.g. popularity of something); decline of one's fortunes
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
study; diligence; discount; reduction
frantic; frenetic; inevitable death; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
skip it; drop it; I've had enough (e.g. when offered something); that's enough
why; oh; no!; quit it!; stop!
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
post-coital clarity; period after orgasm when a man is free from sexual desire and can think clearly
to get into the zone; to get into the flow
dark history; dark past; something one wants to forget or pretend never happened
mirror; looking-glass; barrel head; page added at the beginning of a document mentioning its purpose, date, author, etc.; mirror-shaped mochi
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
messy; confused; chaotic; complaining about various things
to be conceivable that; to be thinkable that
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
sentiment; emotions; one's feelings; one's heart
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
to replace; to move; to change the position of
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
ranking; toplist (e.g. of WWW sites)
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
(committee) chairman; president
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation