to be flabbergasted; to be dumbfounded
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
inner part of a house (near the kitchen, living room, etc.); family matters; household affairs; personal business
both; both sides; both parties
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
lowness (of degree, value, etc.); inferiority; second volume (of two); third volume (of three)
rising; ascending; climbing
to attend on; to wait on; to accompany; to escort; to chaperone
again; once more; a second time
usually; under usual circumstances
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
100,000; hundred thousand
to tie up in a bundle (e.g. straw, hair, bills, letters); to bundle; to govern; to manage; to fold (one's arms); to put together (one's hands)
to smoke (a cigarette); to behave as ...; to accelerate; to rev up
to breathe one's last; to pass away; to die; to expire
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
to let dry; to kill (vegetation); to season (lumber)
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
retaliation; revenge; reprisal; retorsion; retortion
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
out of place artifact; OOPArt
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
to get mad; to be highly offended; to get pissed off; to get angry; to lose one's cool
front company (for an organized crime operation)
sharp drop; plunge; nosedive; slump; (value or amount) plummeting
finance business; moneylending business
rise (e.g. of a movement); emergence; rearing one's head; gaining prominence; coming to the fore; gaining power
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
to spread rumors; to spread rumours
moneylending; moneylender
regularization; regularisation; getting up speed; proceeding at full tilt
educational institution; educational facilities
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area