sharp, loud rebuke; bark; roar; rebuke used in Zen to achieve enlightenment
(jumping) nimbly; light-footed; boing; used at sentence end to affect cuteness
feeling obliged; being grateful; being thankful; (arch.) shrinking back in fear
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
to move forward; to move on
soft, coaxing voice; wheedling voice; ingratiating voice
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
there; that situation; that occasion; the spot (i.e. "on the spot"); immediately; then and there
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
in a train (car, bus, etc.); on a train
to thrust down; to push off
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to give up all thoughts of; to abandon; to despair of; to make up one's mind; to take a momentous decision
to beat around the bush; to not speak frankly; to talk in a roundabout way
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
personal; individual; private
selection; classification; sorting; screening; triage
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
ago; since; before; previous
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
company president; manager; director
(political) power; authority; influence
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
letter; missive; note; mail
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
scale; scope; plan; structure