salary; pay; medical care; treatment; advance preparation
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
permeation (of thought, ideology, culture, etc.); infiltration (e.g. of ideas); permeation (of a liquid, etc.); soaking; osmosis
restlessly; nervously; uneasily; in a fidget
in so doing; when you do so; in this regard; on this occasion; some time during that period
to be noisy (e.g. from people talking); to be discomposed (e.g. feelings)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
serious look (on one's face); straight face
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
extremely gruesome; lurid; violent; bloody; fierce
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
destructive power; destructive energy; destructive force
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
knowingly or unknowingly; with or without someone's knowledge
capture (of enemy territory); taking (by storm); defeating (an opponent); attacking (a problem) strategically
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
sweet and sour; bittersweet
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
cotton candy; fairy floss; candy floss
to correct; to touch up; to smarten up; to put one's hand in (e.g. pocket)
favorable reception; good reputation; popularity
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
end (e.g. of street); tip; beginning; start; odds and ends; scrap
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
to give flowers as a gift
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
filthy; unfair; dirty; untouchable; disgusting; nasty
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
how long; how much; to what extent
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
(with a) thump; (hanging) straight down