intention; wish; purpose; mind (to do)
pain; anguish; distress; suffering; hardship
drastic treatment; rough-and-ready treatment; drastic remedy; drastic measures; drastic steps
to wish to go well; to have good intentions
porcupine (any mammal of suborder Hystricomorpha)
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
close adhesion; sticking firmly to; relating closely to; having relevance to; contact printing
correction (of fault, defect, flaw, etc.); remedy; rectification; redress; reform
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
sharply; harshly; stingingly
stupid; half-witted; dull-witted; blockhead; idiot; dimwit
to fail; to mess up; to bungle; to screw the pooch
to fight; to compete; to contest; to argue; to dispute heatedly
arbitration; intercession; mediation
outside of one's area of expertise
comparatively; quite; rather; rate; ratio; percentage
slowly; inefficiently; tardily; dawdling
stubborn person; obstinate person; stubbornness; obstinacy
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
massive failure; debacle; fiasco
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
putting one's courage to the test
economic slump; hard times; poor (business); dull; gloomy; cheerless
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
within; inside of; less than
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
article; goods; fine thing; fellow; (arch.) prostitute; (arch.) price
to pay with one's own money; to pay out of one's own pocket
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
tearfully; in tears; weeping; reluctantly; unwillingly; with a heavy heart
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on