paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
to rush into; to surge into; to crowd into
information; (brief) notice; letting someone know; first report; initial report
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
largest company; industry leader
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
essential part; indispensable part; unavoidable part; front and back matter (of a book, magazine, etc.)
nice; likeable; desirable
victory or defeat; victory and defeat
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
government management; state management
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
suddenly; all of a sudden
stallion brought close to a mare to test her readiness to mate; stalking horse; spoiler
to throw something to each other; to pass something back and forth; to bandy something around; to take part in a pitching duel
to say to each other; to exchange (jokes, comments, etc.); to quarrel; to dispute
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
quarrel; dispute; argument
to act like a grown up; to pretend to be an adult
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
to keep away; to keep at a distance
(feeling of) indebtedness; feeling obliged
to take an attitude; to take a stance; to commit oneself; to assume a position
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
obstacle; impediment; hindrance; handicap; impairment; disability
catch; catching; catch; shop tout; puller-in; catching (in swimming and boating); catching the water
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
north face; north side; the north; facing north
attribute; property; context; character class, type, fetish, etc.
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
link; connection; filler; stopgap (job, budget, etc.); thickener (e.g. in cooking); thickening; hedging