to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
company president; manager; director
understood; I see; OK; present; here
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
factory; plant; mill; workshop
deep inside; innermost place
department (in an organization); division; club; part; component; category
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
essential; important; crucial; vital; main
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
complete set; all; everything
pink (colour, color); (lit.) colour of peach (flowers)
flower; blossom; cherry blossom; beauty; blooming (esp. of cherry blossoms); ikebana; hanafuda
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
to jump (out of the way); to jump back; to jump aside
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
caller; visitor; company; guest
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to have heard somewhere; to sound familiar
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
around the world; throughout the world
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
next term; next period; next version; next release
village headman; village mayor
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
reason; cause; circumstances
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
stool (stood on to reach high objects); small stepladder; (fig.) stepping stone
last resort; desperate measure taken under pressure of necessity
supreme; sublime; highest