bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
from the beginning; without hesitation; entirely; completely; head-on; head-first
quickly (esp. actions); suddenly (esp. wind, rain, etc.)
nasty; mean; heartless; inconsiderate; selfish
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
provocative; incendiary; inflammatory; suggestive; lascivious; risqué
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
no matter how you look at it; no matter how you slice it; clearly; obviously; surely; without a doubt
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
with a bonk; with a thump; with a klunk; with a rap
to hit (e.g. one's head); to strike; to throw (at); to fling (at); to vent (e.g. one's anger); to express (one's feelings)
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to step aside; to move (out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
a little; a few; small; only; just; merely
ardent; passionate; vehement
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
to run (of liquid); to spread; to blur; to blot; to ooze; to well up (of tears, etc.)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
cloudless (sky); without a cloud (in the sky)
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
main street; avenue; boulevard
fragrant olive (Osmanthus fragrans var. aurantiacus)
to bloom; to blossom; to become lively (esp. of conversation); to become animated; to experience a golden age
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
shoulder (of a road); berm
gold (Au); golden; prosperous; money (esp. ōban coin); cash
to dye; to colour; to color
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
to destroy; to overthrow; to wreck; to ruin