frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to be entwined; to be involved
to go to bed; to be sick in bed; to be laid up
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
hanging; suspending; sling
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
splinters of glass; glass shards
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
tortoise shell bondage; turtle shell bondage
terrific; fierce; terrible; tremendous; dreadful; awful
base (of a plant, tree, pillar, etc.); (part near the) root; roots (of one's hair); root (e.g. of a problem); source
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
neck; bottleneck; obstruction; neckline
paper (in rock-paper-scissors); disappearing completely; coming to nought; foolishness; stupidity
district; section; sector
to talk on and on; to talk one's head off
all (there is); as long as there is
to excel; to surpass; to exceed; to outweigh; to preponderate
to shake off; to shake free from; to swing completely (bat, club, etc.); to take a full swing; to break off from (pursuer); to pull away
gaining time; stalling for time; time-buying
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
to become locked (e.g. of automatic locking)
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
(place of) refuge; escape; exit; way out; shelter; hiding place
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
second (unit of time); arc second