to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
to hold one's breath (in fear, anxiety, etc.)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
opening fully; full throttle; full power
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
expressive person (e.g. in musical performance)
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
counter for buildings (esp. houses); suffix for a pen name, stage name, etc.
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
head (chief, director) of a section or department; head of a (school) club; head of a (school) team
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
after-party; second party (of the night); second meeting
obstruction; check; hindrance; prevention; impediment; interdiction
decision; determination; resolution
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
childhood friend; friend from infancy; old playmate
beginning and end; doing something from beginning to end; being unchanged from beginning to end; from beginning to end; the whole time
to be too much for one; to find unmanageable; to be beyond one's control; to not know what to do with
courage; bravery; valour; valor; nerve; boldness
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
choral chanting; chanting in chorus (e.g. at a demonstration)
to get used to; to become accustomed to; to be at home (on the stage)
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
to continue to hold; to hold on to (for a long period); to maintain; to keep
to investigate thoroughly; to examine closely; to probe into; to be obsessed with a thought; to brood over; to worry about
sympathy; empathy; response
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
process; course; mechanism
fickle; capricious; inconstant; changeable; whimsical
single-minded (esp. personality or person); one-track mind
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to rebound; to recoil; to splash; to have a repercussion; to have a reciprocal effect
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
attached; belonging (to); included; enclosed; affiliated; annexed
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum