valid; effective; yuko (judo)
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
in preparation; (shop) not yet open for business
counter for choices, options, etc.
raising one's hand; show of hands (e.g. for a vote); salute
to cut into (a conversation); to interject
colored thing (clothing, fabric, paper, etc.) (coloured); variety shows
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to be added to; to be appended; to join in (e.g. a group of friends); to participate; to increase (e.g. heat); to gain in (e.g. influence)
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
to be very far apart from; to be remote; to be quite different from
pig (Sus scrofa domesticus); pork; fatso; fatty
surely; clearly; without a doubt; in all probability; no matter how one slices it; no matter how one looks at it
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
grace; favor; favour; blessing; benefit
unnecessary trouble brought upon oneself; stirring up a hornet's nest
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
homeroom; form room; form class
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
interior design; interior; upholstery
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
literary club (e.g. at school); literary section (e.g. newspaper)
script; screenplay; scenario
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
original plan; original bill; original motion; draft
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to throw at; to turn; to raise
divergence; ramification; bifurcation; branching off
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
microminiature; ultraminiature; ultra-small
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn