to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
automatic teller machine; ATM; asynchronous transfer mode; ATM; anti-tank missile; ATM
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
outsider; someone outside of a group
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
to move forward; to move on
speaking by proxy; speaking for (someone else); payment by proxy; compensation by proxy; acting for (someone else); carrying out (on someone's behalf)
to do together; to share; to participate in
disinheritance; disowning
to be lifted; to be raised; to happen suddenly; to occur; to be homeroom teacher for the same class multiple years in a row; to move up with one's class
immediate reply; quick answer; ready agreement
putting one's affairs in order; ordering one's affairs; tidying up
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
guarantor; surety; sponsor; reference; bondsman
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to reconsider; to rethink; to reassess
to consider; to eye the possibility (of); to bring into view
income; receipts; revenue
to let go of; to release; to part with (e.g. a possession); to relinquish; to send away (e.g. one's child); to let go
chapel; place of worship (esp. Christian); place of worship (esp. Buddhist and Shinto)
illumination; decorative lighting
singing voice; (sound of) singing
courtyard; quadrangle; middle court
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to melt; to thaw; to fuse; to dissolve
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
bluntly (refusing, etc.); flatly; out of hand; completely
male instincts; male frivolity
to coat a surface with something that adheres strongly when hardened (i.e. grout, plaster, lacquer); to cover up (e.g. truth); to varnish (e.g. with lies, rumors)
unreliable; uncertain; indefinite; unclear
living thing; living creature; animal; life
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time