reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
not budging an inch; to stand one's ground
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
(confronting a problem, etc.) head-on; directly; outright; (lit.) from the front
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
you; buddy; monarch; ruler; he; she
throng; gathering of people
meeting; greeting; welcome
to send; to forward; to hand over (e.g. money)
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
yes; that is correct; understood; I see; present; here; pardon?
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
left side; left-hand side
to indicate; to show; to point to
different opinion; objection
pending question; unresolved problem
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
to vitalize (e.g. an industry); to invigorate; to energize; to establish (e.g. a company); to build up; to set up
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
even though; despite; when
to move (house); to transfer (department); to change the target of interest or concern; to elapse (passage of time); to be permeated by a colour or scent; to be infected
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
to doubt; to distrust; to be suspicious of; to suspect
too-good-to-be-true offers (e.g. scams and frauds); too-good-to-be-true stories
in the same manner as before; the same as always
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to control; to command; to get the better of
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
essence; true nature; substance; reality
Mt.; Mount; (fig.) Mt.; (fig.) Mount
(rock) crystal; high purity quartz
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
production; output; turning out
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into