to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
end; tip; extremities; terminal
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
preface; introduction; preamble
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to go against; to fight against; to oppose; to resist; to deny
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
to get tired; to become exhausted; to become worn out; to become battered (from long use); to get tired of (doing); to get fed up with
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
waste of time; killing time
seductive; carnal; troubling; difficult; anxious; uneasy
to increase; to add to; to augment
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
wrestlers from the same stable
turning round; going around; turning about; surrounding; encircling
partition; division; settlement of accounts; preliminary warm-up ritual; toeing the mark; directing
to have a meal; to take a meal
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
transplanting (a plant); transplant; transplantation (of an organ, tissue, etc.); transplant; embryo transfer; embryo transplant
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
big hit; big prize; bumper crop; striking it rich; right on the mark; bonanza
rather; sooner; preferably
had better ...; had better not ...
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
yakiniku; Japanese dish of grilled meat similar to Korean barbecue; roasted meat; grill
seen it once, seen it all; a single instance indicates what happens all the time; one case gives you an idea of what always happens
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
quite; utterly; (not) at all; completely; wholly; entirely
skipjack tuna (Katsuwonus pelamis); oceanic bonito; victorfish
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication