hitting the target; striking home; proving to be right; coming true; being on the mark
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
permission; allowance; acceptance; tolerance; pardon
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
abandonment; renunciation; resignation; abdication (responsibility, right)
to kill; to slay; to suppress; to block; to suppress (a voice, feelings, etc.); to hold back
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
peacetime; time of peace; ordinary times; normal times
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
desperately; for one's dear life
uncomfortable feeling; feeling out of place; sense of discomfort; malaise; physical unease
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
dramatic decrease; sharp drop; sudden fall
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
imbalance; disproportion; disparity; mismatch; asymmetry
to be conspicuous; to stand out
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
fierce battle; hard-fought battle; hot contest; severe fight
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
weak point; weakness; shortcoming; defect; flaw; sore spot
to flick out; to spring out; to calculate; to work out; to expel (from a group); to drive out
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
pointing out; identification
turn (in line); order of things; sequential order
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
genius; prodigy; natural gift
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
throwing in; inserting; investment; commitment (of funds, personnel, etc.); launching (a product into the market); introduction
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
substantial; real (as opposed to nominal)