ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
both; both sides; both parties
study; research; investigation
distinction; differentiation; classification
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
katakana; angular Japanese syllabary used primarily for loanwords
romance (e.g. Arthurian romances); heroic tale; (nigh) impossible dream; adventurous spirit; (full-length) novel; romance
easy to get into (e.g. of music, etc.); easily getting into (a certain mood, etc.)
to grant (request, wish); to answer (prayer); to fulfill (conditions); to meet (requirements)
to have full knowledge (of something); to know something thoroughly
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
to let (someone) swim; to make (someone) swim; to make (someone) stumble forward; to make stagger; to let (a suspect) roam freely (while monitoring them); to leave at large
slow; sluggish; dull; lax; sloppy; lenient
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
wheat gluten (usu. steamed or baked)
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
possessiveness; desire to monopolize (monopolise); desire for control
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to relax; to make oneself comfortable
temptress; flirt; minx; murder of a man; murderer of a man
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
that's the way it is; such is life
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
to run swiftly; to dash; to rush; to race
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to stiffen; to become stiff
till; to; concerning (an area of expertise); swearing by (one's sword, God, etc.)
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor