horn; alarm; whistle; foghorn
to get rid of; to erase; to dispel; to eradicate; to wipe away
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
something broad and flat; common; ordinary; low-ranking employee; freshman
to stand on ceremony; to stiffen up (the nerves); to be tense
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to pat (e.g. dog); to rub; to stroke; to fondle
numbered tag; numbered ticket
pitiful; pathetic; painful to look at
competing; competition; auction
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
to keep (something) a secret; to keep hidden (for ever); to continue to conceal
afterwards; at a later time; later on; after some time
grounds; foundation; authority; support; prop; something upon which to rely
to smell; to smell of; to have a smell
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
to exercise one's authority as a (noun); to act as a (noun)
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
being moved (to tears); being touched (by); (falling) softly (of leaves, petals, etc.); becoming slightly drunk; becoming tipsy
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
leading a meeting; presiding over a meeting; officiating at a ceremony; chairman; presenter; host
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
irritating; annoying; tedious (work, person, etc.); boring; depressing; dark (e.g. story)
incompetent; no-talent; worthless person; dimwit; incompetence
valine; (with a) whoomp; smash; crunch
to close (one's eyes); to shut
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
jokingly; in the form of a joke
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
sobbing; weeping; fit of crying
guest seating (e.g. theater, stadium); passenger seat (e.g. taxi); audience
robust; brawny; muscular; strong; sturdy
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
bubblingly; foamingly; sinking or rising while giving off bubbles; cute and chubby; pudgy; puffed up
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
recoil; hesitation; flinching; shrinking back