spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
town; block; downtown; main street; street; road
rice ball coated with sweetened red beans, soybean flour or sesame
to be able to manage somehow or another
to throw open; to leave open
to blow into; to breathe into; to inspire; to indoctrinate; to record (music, video, etc.)
to replace; to substitute; to shift; to change places
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
mental; spiritual; emotional
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
sleeplessness; insomnia; wakefulness
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful
obstacle; hindrance; impediment; nuisance; bore; burden
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
laughingstock; butt of ridicule
to condemn; to blame; to urge; to press; to torture; to torment
to smile back (at a person); to answer someone's smile
creak; squeak; creaking sound
since when; from when; how long
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
focus (e.g. photographic); focal point
throat lozenge; cough drop
bell pepper; green pepper; pimiento; pimento; capsicum
what the?; what's that?; what are you doing?; what's going on?
dear (old); fondly-remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
as a child; when one was a child; childhood
opening (of a bottle); broaching; beginning; opening; commencement (e.g. of sales)
foolish; idiotic; stupid; ridiculous; absurd
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to spill; to fall out of; to peek through; to become visible (although normally not); to escape (of a smile, tear, etc.)
punctuation; pause; juncture; end; (place to) stop
to be enthusiastic about; to be eager; to be keen
search (esp. in criminal investigations); investigation; inquiry; enquiry
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate