consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
number of times; frequency; count
for example; for instance; e.g.
lapse; abatement; invalidation; expiration; expiry; becoming void
name (esp. on a deed, contract, etc.); moral duty; justification; pretext
huge win; overwhelming victory
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
scattered animal feed; ground bait
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
tightrope walking; high-wire act; funambulism; treading a tightrope; walking on thin ice; pulling a risky balancing act
sentence; verdict; pronouncement
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
those (near the second person)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
to pile up; to accumulate
steady; sound; solid; reliable; trustworthy
(turned out) all right in the end
apartment wife (esp. one who spends a lot of time alone while her husband is at work)
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
multi-unit apartments; apartment complex
symbol; sign; (secret) price mark; secret language; code
to indulge in; to give oneself up to; to be obsessed by; to be engrossed in; to be lost in; to be absorbed in
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
idling; lazing; slovenly; flirting; philandering; womanizing
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
family which supports a temple; parishioner
being startled; getting a shock
directly opposite; right in front
after a long time; for the first time in a while
to do something with painful reluctance; (lit.) to have one's hair pulled from behind
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently