to take off one's glasses
wonder; miracle; amazement; prodigy
male help; male labor; man's handwriting; (arch.) kanji
to abate; to decrease; to diminish; to shorten
having done ... by mistake; having messed up ...
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
hourglass figure; having a good-looking, full-bodied figure (of a woman); big breasts and buttocks, tight waist
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
discarding; firing (an employee)
suddenly; abruptly; deliberately; slowly; gently
denouement; ending; conclusion; (grand) finale
to run down (stairs, etc.)
saying no is also an expression of fondness; no often means yes; the lady doth protest too much
reduction by half; halving
punch (with the fist); punching (a hole); hole punch; punch (drink); punch (in a song, speech, etc.); impact
presentation (e.g. of a gift)
breakthrough (research, etc.); breach; opening
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
alteration; falsification; faking
judgement; judgment; carrying out a sentence (e.g. execution)
to be dispersed; to get separated
wedding ring; wedding band
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
subordinate work; assistant; servant
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
to understand (each other); to comprehend
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
safety; welfare; well-being
Everyone is safe (all right)
to fight against; to oppose; to face
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
losing weight; slimming; lean person
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout