white heat; incandescence; becoming excited; getting heated (e.g. of a discussion); reaching a climax
to pull; to tug; to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest); to draw back (e.g. one's hand); to draw in (one's chin, stomach, etc.); to draw (a card, mahjong tile, etc.)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
end; conclusion; last; final; no sooner than; once
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
to taper to a point; to become pointed; to become sharp; to look displeased; to look sour; to be on edge
marriage ceremony; wedding
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
to chase; to run after; to pursue
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
by today; before the day is over
absurd; unreasonable; excessive; very; extremely; excessively
to let fly; to make fly; to skip over; to leave out; to run fast; to drive fast; to spray
at leisure; in a relaxed manner; in a carefree manner; quietly; peacefully
to begin (doing); to start (doing)
difficult problem; challenge
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
memory; recollection; remembrance; storage
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
official announcement; proclamation
to come out all right; to take care of itself; to be OK
a family; a household; (one's own) style; school; gang; (yakuza) family
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
offender; criminal; culprit
rooting up (weeds, etc.); eradication; rooting out; stamping out
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
to hold on to something (secret, lead in a race, etc.)
hatred; abhorrence; loathing; detestation
to pollute; to contaminate; to soil; to disgrace; to dishonour; to dishonor
dark side (of nature, town, etc.)
thought; consideration; thinking
a few years ago; some years back