influence; effect; impact
perm (hairstyle); permanent wave
straight; straightforward; direct; straight (wins, sets, etc.); straight (liquor); neat; entering university right after graduating high school
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
wire netting; wire mesh; wire gauze; chain-link mesh; chicken wire
to hum (a tune); to sing to oneself; to croon
toilet; lavatory; water closet; restroom; bathroom
corresponding to (in meaning, function, etc.); being equivalent to; appropriate; suitable; to be proportionate to; to be in keeping with
Japanese grass vole (Microtus montebelli); any rodent of subfamily Arvicolinae (incl. voles, lemmings and muskrats)
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to find fault (with); to cavil (at); to carp (about); to throw a wet blanket (on); to throw cold water (on); to jinx
wired; cabled; communication by wire
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
telecommunications; correspondence
prohibition; inhibition; ban
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
wireless; wireless microphone
hard disk (drive); hard drive
piano (instrument); piano (dynamic)
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
keystroke; typing; execution of test cases
cushion; cushion (to soften the blow); mitigation
cache; place to hide something
rapid firing; continuous firing; firing in quick succession
to melt; to liquefy; to dissolve (in a liquid); to be soluble (in); to be used up (of money or time); to be wasted
inner part; interior; living quarters (at the back of a house); inner room; recesses (of one's mind); bottom (of one's heart)
to order; to command; to appoint
rising; ascending; climbing
life; existence; (one's) working life; career; life force; lifeblood