taking on (a challenge); attempt; try; tackling; challenging (someone to a contest)
to stretch larger; to enlarge (photos); to delay (e.g. the end of a meeting)
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
wandering samurai; soldier of fortune; brigand; mountain-dwelling robber
looking someone in the eyes; taking a straight look at something
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
to intrude; to butt in; to meddle; to be forward; to be self-assertive; to show off
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
alarm clock; waking up; keeping oneself awake; type of candy given to a child after it wakes up from a nap
mental derangement; madness; insanity
without; but if; otherwise; or else
next (year, spring, etc.); coming; since (last month, etc.); for (20 years, etc.)
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
to emit; to spout; to spurt; to boil over
fine performance; tour de force
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
let's see what you've got; show me what you've got
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
dancing or jumping for joy
small; fine; detailed; stingy
cutting (cloth, paper); judgement; judgment; decision
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
workload; quantity of work; work rate; units produced
to cling to; to depend on; to embrace; to hug
unmanned; uninhabited; unattended; shorthandedness; lack of help