first-rate; finest quality; the best
prohibition; interdiction; forbidden; prohibited
being buried; remaining unknown; being forgotten; being absorbed (e.g. in research); being immersed
(cannot) possibly; (not) by any means; (not) at all; utterly; absolutely
thin washer on either side of the guard (tsuba) of a sword; (up to) the hilt; wits' end
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
to nail; to knock; to bang (e.g. one's head); to throw (e.g. a rock); to fling
trigger (of a gun, etc.); trigger (for something); immediate cause
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
first thing in the morning
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
voice; speech; sound of a voice; sound (e.g. of a TV)
work-in-progress; working state
mount; stand; lens mount; mounting (e.g. a drive); mounting (animal behaviour); asserting dominance
(with a) click (e.g. camera shutter); (with a) snap
simile; metaphor; allegory; parable
to be unable to understand; to baffle one's understanding; to be beyond one's comprehension
unusual; serious; incomparable
perception; sensing; noticing
suddenly; all of a sudden; quickly; emphatically; energetically
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
sense of smell; olfaction
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to
especially; particularly; unusually; (arch.) additionally
stink; bad odor; bad odour; stench
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
front-facing; forward-looking; positive; constructive
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
analogy; analogical reasoning; analogical inference; analogy
leaving something as it is (after taking it out or turning it on)
disastrous scene; terrible spectacle
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to work hard; to make an effort