considerable; formidable; tremendous; really something else; exceptional; impressive
to have a rumor circulating
announcement; publication; presenting; statement; communique; making known
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
light that stays on all night; lamp that is kept burning all night; nightlight
mud; slush; (wet) dirt; thief
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
narrow; tight; formal; stiff; constrained; uncomfortable
front part; frontage; facade; initial pledge (e.g. election); opening slogan
to give oneself to (esp. of a woman to a man); to surrender oneself to
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
to breathe while sleeping
blink (of eyes); wink; twinkling (of stars); flicker (of light); blink (of light)
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
on countless occasions; many a time
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
cancellation; rescinding; release; calling off; lifting (sanctions); delisting
shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
forgetting; lapse of memory
skin; hide; rind; peel; shell; sheath
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
suggestion; hint; implication
condition; state (of health); appearance
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
one's figure during sleep
incoherent; inconsistent; illogical; disorderly; confused; nonsensical
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to bring back; to restore
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
devil; demon; Satan; the Devil; Māra; evil spirits or forces that hinder one's path to enlightenment