the dead; ghost; person who is obsessed (with money, power, etc.); person with a blind lust (for)
flea powder; flea medicine; flea medication; getting rid of fleas; killing fleas
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
striding; swaggering; strutting; lording it over others; acting as though one owns the place; throwing one's weight around
chaos; confusion; disorder; chaotic; confused; uncertain
storm and stress; Sturm und Drang
musical dance; music and dancing
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
(car) dealer; (card) dealer; (foreign exchange) dealer
plain; unfigured; patternless; solid (color)
aiueo-order; order of the kana syllabary
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
without the least difference; exactly; perfectly; to the inch
bed hair; hair disarranged during sleep; habit of moving around in one's sleep; sleeping habit
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
in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
(personal) appearance; (personal) grooming; essential skill; required knowledge
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
near oneself; close to one; familiar
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
doubt; suspicion; misgivings; scruples
complete change; about-face
man among men; manly man; alpha male
one by one; one at a time; in turn
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
slowly (but steadily); gradually; irritatedly; impatiently; scorchingly (of the sun); sizzling (i.e. sound of frying in oil); sound of a warning bell, alarm clock, etc.
to tear off; to rip off; to peel off
walking briskly; determinedly
your house; your home; your husband; your organization; you
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
with a click; with a snap
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
madness; insanity; irregularity; deviation; fanaticism; fanatic
orderly; regular; systematic; well-organized; well-organised; trim