note left by a dead person; suicide note; testamentary letter; posthumous work
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
smooth; meticulous; painstaking; detailed
one's heart; one's feelings; one's inner thoughts; one's mind
contrary to expectations; or so we thought, but ...
compulsory figure (figure skating); school figure
origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
to compete; to contend; to vie; to contest
foundation; base; basis; from the beginning; from the outset; by nature
firm; strong; solid; stable
intensely; severely; strictly; tightly; compactly; closely
degree of perfection; level of completion; degree of completion
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
accurate; flawless; perfectly ordered; without deviation
mumblingly; mutteringly; unintelligibly
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
superstition; superstitious belief
woman's heart; female instincts or psychology
to drink oneself dead drunk; to drink oneself unconscious
carrying on one's back (e.g. baby); piggyback ride
deputy head teacher; vice principal
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
TRON; The Realtime Operating System Nucleus
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to telephone; to make a phone call
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to wedge oneself into; to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below
hearer; listener; audience; interviewer; questioner