to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
representation; agency; proxy; deputy; agent; attorney
sudden turn; sudden change; (suddenly occurring) accident; emergency
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
uncontainable; irrepressible; uncontrollable
to pound (e.g. heart); to pulse (e.g. vein); to pulsate
(brute) force; using all one's might
rough sketch; floor plan; blueprint
route; path; channel (e.g. sales, distribution)
this world; this life; world of the living
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
10,000,000; ten million; extremely large number; myriad
to lose; to be defeated; to succumb; to give in; to be inferior to; to break out in a rash due to (e.g. lacquer, shaving, etc.)
to be lit (e.g. candle, lamp, light bulb); to be lighted; to be burning
diffusion index; discomfort index; drug information
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
company name; name of a company
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
footpath; walkway; sidewalk
closing up shop (for the day); stopping business; going out of business
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
tall figure; high stature
to prune; to trim; to reap (a crop) and put into storage; to harvest; to prune (a manuscript); to cut down
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
head; chief; boss; leader
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
neat (neatly); tidy; trim
feminine; womanly; female
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
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printout; (computer) printing
universal serial bus; USB
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
to hand over; to surrender