directly opposite; right in front; middle of the forehead; helmet front
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
clean sweep; purging; doing away with; eradication
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
a few minutes later; after a few minutes
growing light (e.g. at dawn); pale; appearing dumb; talking in an obvious way
complete ignorance (usu. in reference to feigning); lack of knowledge
persistence; single-mindedness
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to cease; to stop; to be over
slander; libel; defamation; calumny; smear
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
pitiful; unfortunate; poor; unpardonable; regrettable
evil deed; wrongdoing; crime; misfortune; calamity
to incur divine punishment; to pay for one's sins; you'll pay for that!; what goes around, comes around
underling; newbie; small fry; newcomer
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
a blink of time; (lit.) the time it takes to say "Ah!"
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (e.g. a ball, a question, a demand); to express; to vent (e.g. one's anger)
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
two places; two spots; two locations; two parts; two passages
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to rise up (e.g. pillar of smoke); to go up
heating; application of heat
oilily; slimily; slipperily
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
(arch.) to rub into; to train for; to prepare for
fraction; odd sum; odd money; small change; (arch.) low class female servant
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
company president; manager; director
like a decent person; human