feeling keenly; fully realizing
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
secrecy; highly classified information
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
troublesome; bothersome; tiresome; annoying
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
relatively; comparatively
laconic; of few words; reticent; quiet
fighting game (usu. one-on-one)
amusement parlour game which uses tokens (parlor)
making an attempt; trial run
miler; competitor in one-mile races; person who uses airlines' mileage services, frequent-flyer points, etc.
culmination; acme; height; peak; ultimate; perfection
blood; blood; ancestry; (the) blood; feelings
race game (board game where the object is to reach the goal first); trad. Japanese board games played with dice, esp. ban-sugoroku
traditional; conventional
appropriate; suitable; proper; fitting
to win through (e.g. to finals); to advance
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
charging (electrically); electrification
destiny; will of Heaven; luck
euphoric mood; exuberant mood
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
(of a woman) divorcing and moving back in with her parents; (of an employee) leaving a position only to return to it later; (of a ship) leaving from and returning to the same port
protruding eyes; number of pips visible after a throw of the dice
being excluded; being ignored; being kept in the dark (about); being kept out of the loop; (lit.) outside the mosquito net
to freeze to; to be frozen to; to freeze in place; to be still
taking the field first, thus batting second
live-action adaptation (of a cartoon or animated movie)
to writhe (in pain); to be in agony; to be anguished; to be agonized; to be troubled
minimum; (very) least; at least some (comfort, etc.); only (consolation, saving grace, etc.); sole
hard-liners; diehards; (young) man with traditionally masculine interests; tough boy; hard news; reporter who covers political and economic affairs
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)