good handwriting; skillful penmanship; speedy writing; vigorous writing
to excuse oneself; to take one's leave; to resign (post); to quit; to decline; to turn down
extremely cold feeling that makes one feel numb; sharp pain that is almost numbing; heartrending; touching the heart
Dear (so and so); Dear Sir; Dear Madam; To Whom It May Concern
Yours sincerely; Yours truly; Sincerely yours
to be formal; to be ceremonious; to stand on ceremony
interests and preferences
anger; offence; offense; rage; taking offense; taking offence
virile; tough; masculine; intense
splendour; splendor; pompousness; magnificence
aesthetic sense; sense of beauty; eye for the beautiful
to lose consciousness; to faint; to black out
marking; grading; scoring
to be befuddled (with drink); to be intoxicated; to be infatuated; to be entranced; to be carried away
to hit (e.g. to have a car hit someone); to run into; to reject; to deny; to eliminate; to exclude; to flip
becoming numb; becoming desensitized
the way one works; one's working manner
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
irritating; aggravating; upsetting
(starting) from nothing; from scratch
to swell; to expand; to inflate; to bulge
breaking off; snapping off
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
leaving a device on (e.g. TV, air conditioner); leaving something engaged (e.g. a key in a lock)
record of proceedings; minutes
grass; weed; (arch.) ninja; not genuine; substandard; LOL
sentimental; sentimentality
to get cold feet; to back away; to withdraw
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
to step forward; to take a step forward; to start on a project, etc.; to take the first step with
bad luck; bad fortune; evil; wickedness
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to save face; to show deference; to make someone look good
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
to settle (a problem); to put an end to (a dispute); to be disposed of; to be settled; to come to an end
big talk; boasting; bragging
to be hard pressed; to be at a loss; to become poor; to be reduced to poverty
perfection; completeness; flawlessness