to be urgent; to be pressing; to be imminent
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
university student; college student
himself; yourself; herself
to need; to call for; to require
to court; to woo; to approach defiantly
to cover; to bury (e.g. one's face in hands); to submerge; to fill (completely); to stuff; to pack
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
member of the House of Councillors
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
special election; by-election
recommendation; referral; endorsement
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
tide; current; sea water; opportunity; chance; thin soup of fish or shellfish boiled in seawater
running (for election); coming forward as a candidate; going on horseback; going in person; (arch.) letting out a horse; (arch.) taking out a horse
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
questionnaire; survey; poll
scattering; diffusion; spread (e.g. signal across the spectrum)
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
to be scattered around; to be all over the place
same generation; one's generation
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
to sharpen; to grind; to whet; to hone; to make keen
flair; flash; insight; flash (of inspiration, wit, etc.); waving (e.g. of a flag in the wind)
mouse; rat; dark gray; dark grey; slate (color, colour)
absentmindedness; peace of mind