dignity; majesty; solemnity; gravity
in order to do; for the purpose of doing; must; should
clear; sonorous; full-sounding; resonant; bright
tedious talk; impertinent talk; repetitious talk; saucy speech; pretentious statement
to flatter; to curry favor (with); to fawn (on); to flirt (with; a man); to make eyes (at)
unattractive; ugly; unstylish; uncool
grudge; complaint; reproach
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
to enter; to go in; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to attain (nirvana, enlightenment, etc.); to achieve
competition; rivalry; feeling that something is worth the effort; motivation; enthusiasm
Her Majesty the Queen; mistress (in S&M); dominatrix
(arch.) like that; (arch.) as such; yeah; uh-huh
to experience (something unpleasant); to go through; to suffer
intensification; aggravation
complete devotion; body and soul; one's best
(major) mark; level; barrier; 100-yen unit (stock market)
with a clack; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
overfishing; overhunting; indiscriminate fishing; indiscriminate hunting
completely empty; penniless; flat broke
prudence; judgement; sense; discipline; care; control
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
to come near (to); to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to reach (a stage, period, etc.); to overhang; to hang over
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
withdrawal (e.g. from an organization); secession; leaving; pulling out
the very best; excellent; superb
centripetal force; unifying force; cohesive power
trouble; difficulties; dispute; confusion; disorder; mess
to wet oneself; to be miserly; to be stingy
to beat back into shape; to correct (a bad habit, character trait, etc.) by discipline; to straighten (someone) out
joyful (news, event, etc.); joyous; delightful (e.g. result); pleasing (e.g. sight); gratifying; welcome
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
famous product; special product; speciality; specialty
to put into the mouth; to eat
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
quickly; briefly; rashly; carelessly; (flowing) in trickles
to let slip a secret; to let the cat out of the bag
unification; bringing together; generalization; control; supervision
to tell (on someone); to tattle; to snitch
(one's) quota; assignment
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to bite through; to eat up; to consume entirely
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
position (where one is standing); place where one stands; position; stance; standpoint
to devote oneself; to do one thing exclusively; to make a job of; to decide to