at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to say; to be pleased to say
some nerve (as in "you have some nerve to ...")
nutjob; mental job; lunatic; mentally troubled person
wicked; evil; wastrel; scoundrel; organized crime; yakuza
mouse (esp. a laboratory mouse); (computer) mouse; mouth
(mouse) click; click (sound)
number of copies; circulation
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
being very active; being very useful; playing a very active part; making a spectacular showing; great efforts; splendid work
to wait for one's punishment; to wait before one gets what's coming to one; (lit.) to wash one's neck and wait (i.e. for one's beheading)
to eagerly look forward to
concert band (as a school activity); wind ensemble
drama club (e.g. at school); dramatic society
drama; play; powerful drug
deep emotion; strong feelings
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
powerful medicine; strong poison
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
destructive; catastrophic; disastrous; ruinous; devastating
to show (someone) out; to see (someone) off; to forward; to dispatch (goods); to push (one's opponent) out of the ring from behind
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
to turn one's face; to turn around; to look over one's shoulder
to be unreasonable; to whine; to act like a baby
to hold back (someone) from achieving success; to stand in the way of; to sabotage
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to be unusual (of a person or thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be eccentric; to be different
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
unbearable; intolerable; unendurable
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
one class (of students); one group (of people); one set (of items); one pair
to forbid; to ban; to prohibit; to suppress (a feeling, laughter, etc.); to hold back (e.g. tears)
presumably; conceivably; in my opinion; in my view; I think (that); upon thought
drop (e.g. of water); drip
to pull (the puppet) strings; to direct things from behind the scenes; to stretch out (and keep going); to linger on
I don't give a damn; that's got nothing to do with me