permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
to explain clearly; to give detailed instructions
pair; couple; antithesis; counter for items that come in pairs; counter for sets (of clothes, small furniture, utensils, etc.)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
another world (esp. in fiction); otherworld; parallel universe; different-dimension world; isekai
corporate drone; corporate slave
death march; death march (in software development); crunch
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
below one's eyes; under one's eyes; length (of a fish) from eyes to tail fin
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
min-maxing; concentrating points on a specific ability
laws of nature; physical laws; physics
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
incoherent; wandering; vague; rambling; whimsical
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
bubble; foam; froth; head on beer
that's right; yes; uh-huh
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
to make someone realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home to someone; to teach someone a lesson
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
bell (often a large hanging bell); chime
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble