explosive blast (in construction, mining, etc.); blasting
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
moderately; in moderation
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
unable to finish (on time, etc.); unbearable; intolerable; beyond endurance
small pieces; fragments; chopped meat; scraps (of beef, pork, etc.)
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
provocation; stirring up; arousal; excitement; stimulation
office kitchenette; room with facilities for boiling water
scenery; scene; landscape; scene (e.g. of a crime)
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
declining; refusal; nonacceptance; turning down; withdrawal (e.g. of candidacy); pulling out (e.g. of a race)
absorbed in; immersed in; forgetting oneself; daze; within a dream; while dreaming
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
to hold one's breath; to bate one's breath
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
pure; true; genuine; unmixed
to flatter; to curry favor with; to curry favour with; to flirt with (woman with a man); to make eyes at (a man)
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
assignment (of a person to somewhere); attachment (of a person to another unit, organization, etc.)
government worker; public servant; civil servant
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
conference room; council room
more and more; all the more; at last; finally; (at the) last moment; worst possible time
(criminal) investigation headquarters