to stop up; to close up; to stand in the way; to obstruct; to occupy; to fill up
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
very likely; very probable
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
exclusion; removal; elimination; clearing away; getting rid of
touching a wrong card (in karuta); buzzing too early (in a quiz); making a mistress of a servant; mistress (who is one's servant); foul (comp. karuta); touching a card which is not in the same territory as the correct card
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
one-person show; one-woman show; one-man show; performing solo; monodrama
story; tale; legend; plot; storyline
tearjerker; sob story; maudlin tale
completion; finish; workmanship; result; outcome
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
to bring to a finish; to bind firmly; to superintend
bad taste; poor taste; gaudiness; nastiness; nasty behaviour; perverse disposition
harsh (taste, feeling, etc.); acrid; sharp (language, question, etc.); biting; nasty; gross
damn it; damn; beast; animal; person reborn into the animal realm; brute
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
the whole world; the whole country; society; the public; supremacy over a nation; government of a country; having one's own way
scoundrel; rascal; villain
looking pale; looking unwell
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
back-facing; backwards; backward-looking; retrogressive; reactionary
brave; courageous; gallant; valiant; heroic
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; irritating; troublesome; heavy (weather); cloudy
depression; low spirits; luxuriant (of vegetation)
suffix used to negate a verb in the past tense
ahead; forward; (in) front; having a square front
to inhale; to breathe in; to suck up; to swallow up (in a crowd, whirlpool, the darkness, etc.); to suck in
going up and down; ascent and descent; climb and descent
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
to taste; to eat; to drink; to speak (of); to put into words; to refer (to)
to tell; to (try to) persuade; to advise; to warn; to admonish; to reason
concentration; density; cardinality
fall; decline; lowering; deterioration; degradation
relief squad; rescue party
upper stratum (classes, stories, storeys); upper layer; layer above