to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
to be upset; to lose one's composure; to lose self-control; to put in disorder; to mess up; to disturb
to turn over; to turn pages of a book; to tear off; to strip off; to tear up
slope; inclination; tendency; trend; slope (of a linear function)
contortion; distortion; warp; kink (in one's character); twist
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
single word; a few words; brief comment
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
double-dealing; double tongue; going back on what one has said; repeating oneself
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
witnessing; observing; sighting
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
number of persons; personnel
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
mental image; mental picture; image
to be disordered; to be disarranged; to be discomposed; to be upset; to lapse into chaos (due to war, etc.)
materials; data; document
disposal; throwing away; dealing with (a problem); measure; punishment; penalty
to have the personal support of (an influential person); to be under the patronage of
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
to refuse; to reject; to decline; to prevent (from doing); to deny (e.g. access); to block
to turn a deaf ear to; to not listen to; to not get the message
to pledge allegiance; to swear an oath of allegiance; to take an oath of allegiance
to mourn; to lament; to be sorry; to regret; to repent
company; lot; bunch; troupe; company (of musicians)
to turn against; to become an enemy
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
to do what one is told to; to take someone's advice; to listen to what someone says
very young; little; childish; immature
influence; clout; leverage
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
post; official position; managerial position; executive position
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
to imitate; to follow; to emulate