not knowing at all (that); without the slightest idea (that); completely unaware (that)
close; intimate; on good terms
participation; joining; entry; adherence
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
prohibition; inhibition; ban
(going straight) from heaven to hell
half-moon; half a month; semicircle
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
longed-for; anxiously awaited
bashfully; hesitantly; fidgety; restlessly; squirming; wriggling
to bake; to plate; to print; to burn into one's memory; to sear into one's consciousness
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
both hands; both arms; ten
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
ten; 10; ten years of age
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
taste (in goods, etc.); manners; etiquette; modesty; restraint; knowledge, experience (of the arts, etc.)
in name only; titular; nominal
strongly; violently; with all one's strength
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
exception; supernumerary; extra (e.g. performance, item, object, etc.); additional; outsize
compilation (of a text); editing; volume (of a text); completed literary work
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
to use one's influence; to pull strings; to take measures; to make the necessary preparations
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
counter for nights of a stay; overnight stay; lodging
fifth day of the month; five days
to mix; to stir; to blend
headquarters; head office; main office
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
main; principal; chief; primary; major
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
if that is the case; if it becomes so; when it becomes so
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing