in every nook and corner; from A to Z; from head to toe; from cover to cover
to strum (an instrument); to thrum; to pluck
discord; (on) bad terms (with)
right-handedness; right-handed person; right-hander
left-handedness; left-handed person; left-hander; fondness for alcohol; person who is fond of alcohol; drinker
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
put; place; leave; do (in preparation)
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
coarse, low-grade tea; tea (often used when offering someone a cup)
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
order; command; decree; (software) instruction; statement
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
screw; key (of a clock, watch, etc.); spring (of a clock, watch, etc.)
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
about; concerning; related to; -ish
(random) guess; guesswork; shot in the dark; conjecture
growing impudent; becoming arrogant; getting stuck-up; becoming more severe (esp. regarding something bad); increasing
to wind (thread, film, etc.)
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
powerful person; influential person
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
to repent; to be penitent
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
to cross; to intersect; to associate with; to mingle with; to have a sexual relationship; to copulate
ordinary citizen; the general public
groping (for); fumbling around (for); searching (for an answer, solution, etc.); trying to find
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
pushing though; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
to go astray; to become corrupt; to go bad
reserves (esp. troops); reserve army; potential members of some group (e.g. the elderly); people at risk (e.g. of a medical condition); wannabees
stain; blot; flaw; disgrace
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning