transactions; dealings; business
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
offender; criminal; culprit
to store; to save up; to accumulate (e.g. knowledge); to build up (e.g. experience); to grow (a beard, moustache, etc.); to wear
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
to misread; to read wrongly; to misinterpret
to cave in; to become depressed; to sink
existence or nonexistence; presence or absence; consent or refusal; yes or no
to triumph; to be elated with success
to bite at; to snap at; to nibble; to get one's teeth into (metaphorically); to get to grips with; to really get into
quick work; (clever) feat
filling (up); replenishing; filling in (tooth); loading (gun with ammunition, camera with film, etc.); packing; plugging
distorted; crooked; oval; elliptical shape; round, wooden container for cooked rice; oval coin
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
(public) notice; attention; public eye; public gaze
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
hem; (trouser) cuff; bottom part; bottom edge; foot (of a mountain); tips (of hair)
to rise to the surface; to come to the front; to emerge (e.g. from obscurity); to stand out (e.g. against a dark background)
to wriggle; to writhe; to squirm; to scrawl
to put on; to wear; to be clad in; to twine around; to twist around; to coil around
gas stove; gas cooker; gas range
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
black; black (coffee); without cream or milk; exploitative (esp. of employees); overly harsh; boldface
negative; negative (e.g. thinking)
popular name; common name; given name
retreat; withdrawal; retirement
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
simple and clear; plain and simple
with one's own body; by one's own action; through one's own experience; firsthand
to taste; to savor; to appreciate; to enjoy; to experience; to go through
gas (state of matter, e.g. poison gas, natural gas); gasoline; gas; dense fog; thick fog; gas stove
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
structure; construction; posture (e.g. in martial arts); pose; readiness; determination