to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
to make someone's acquaintance; to become acquainted (with)
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
putting one's life on the line; staking one's life (on); risking one's life; life and death situation
taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
grazing; skimming; almost touching; barely; just; narrowly
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
sense of guilty pleasure; feeling of naughtiness
to flare up; to burst into flames
alternating current; AC; analogue computer (analog); average cost; adult child
chicken; chicken game; chicken race
danger; peril; hazard; risk
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
losing easily; being trounced; being beaten hands down
Metropolis (of Tokyo); (Tokyo) Metropolitan District; counter for cities and towns; capital
girl hunt; trying to pick up a girl; looking for a girlfriend
art; technique; means; way; trick; trap
even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
to dance (orig. a whirling dance); to flutter about; to revolve
inevitable; necessary; foregone; brinkmate (inevitable checkmate)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to thrust before; to thrust at
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
lovely; wonderful; nice; great; fantastic; superb
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
sentence structure; grammatical construction
Islamic State (of Iraq and the Levant); Daesh; IS; information separator; delimiter