recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
labor; labour; toil; trouble; pains; work
deviation; departure; omission
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
forgetting; lapse of memory
defence program; defence plan
ammunition; arrows and bullets; missile; projectile
rapid development; rapid unfolding
erratic; offbeat; wild; extraordinary
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
to project; to stick out; to stand out
to keep secret; to conceal
via; through; by doing; by means of; using
boasting; bragging; talking big
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
funeral; burial; condolence
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; recognition; cognition
to be enigmatic; to be puzzling; to be wrapped in mystery
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
ideally; if one were to wish for more
unanticipated; unexpected
conduct of business; management; acting as agent (of a land owner, house owner, etc.); being in charge (of a house, etc.)
distilled liquor; spirits
completely; fully; entirely
to change the position of
something used to cover the eyes; blindfold; blinder; concealing one's home such that the interior cannot be seen from outside
to lay hands on; to touch; to care for; to look after; to make off with; to steal
covering for the back of the hand and wrist
malicious; vicious; malignant; shoddy; inferior; poor-quality
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
the (one's) best pupil; the (one's) top disciple
loitering; roaming; sauntering; wandering about; prowling
to stick out too much; to protrude too far; to be too strong (e.g. of tea); to be too forward; to be too assertive; to be pushy