to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
ridding oneself; freeing oneself of; growing out of; overcoming; outgrowing
revision; amendment; alteration
to keep secret; to conceal
regular customer; valued client
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to buy (of a government, public agency, etc. from a private citizen); to purchase; to buy up (all of something)
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to (an extent); up to; there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...; even if there is no need to ... (at least ...)
to rank with; to rank among
being at sea; losing one's bearings; (arch.) disorientation upon waking at night; (arch.) forgetting which house or room to enter
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
to accomplish; to achieve; to complete; to carry out; to carry through
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten duodecillion; original; positive
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
afterglow; lingering light
to adjoin each other; to sit side by side
things to do; must-do items; one's duty; what is required
true character; true heart; true spirit
unusual; unconventional; mold-breaking; outside the box
young person; youth; young
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
cheerful; lively; lighthearted
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
decrepitude; (being) rickety; (state of) falling apart; looseness (in machinery); play
cheating at pachinko (for monetary gain; through illegal tampering with the machines, etc.); scamming a pachinko parlor
as far as the eye can see
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
maintaining contact (with); keeping in contact (with); keeping in touch (with); introducing (unacquainted people); getting acquainted (with one another)
to worry about (someone's welfare or comfort); to feel anxious about; to have apprehensions of
to keep in mind; to memorize
extremely important; essential; vital; crucial
to crowd together in a confined space; to gather and make a commotion