head start; initiative; preemption
to make something resound
eat-in kitchen; combination kitchen-dining room
carrot (Daucus carota); Asian ginseng (Panax ginseng)
to explain away; to talk one's way out of; to excuse oneself; to evade
horseback riding; sitting astride; straddling
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
mailbox; letter box; letterbox; mail slot
disgrace; discredit; dishonor; dishonour; blot; shame
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
counter for birds, rabbits, etc.
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
forest fire; bushfire; wildfire
to ripen; to mature; to be ready for action; to be the right time (to act); to be in common use; to come to sound natural
to have an eye on; to zero in on
person who is ...; thing that is ...
but; however; even though; even if
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
uneven distribution; unfair distribution; maldistribution
irony; rhetorical question
grain; bead; drop; counter for small round objects including grains, seeds, pills, drops
salty; calculating; stingy; scowling; grimacing; hoarse
no chance of; no way that; certainly not; will never happen
dripping; trickling; wet and heavy (snow, clay, etc.); (arch.) (moving) slowly
one room apartment; studio apartment
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
(doing something) in tears
to stop crying; to cry oneself out
drastic move (e.g. hold or strike in martial arts); power technique; display of power
pessimism; negative thinking
to feel goodwill (towards); to wish someone well; to have a strong liking (for); to be emotionally involved
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
tightfisted; stingy; miserly; small-minded