to grab at; to grasp at; to clutch at
trying to think of a way (to); devising means (to); working out (how to do); contriving (to raise money); managing
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
height; acme; extremity; end; limit
graduation certificate; diploma; testamur
to be overturned; to be reversed; to turn over; to fall down; to tumble down; to topple over
settlement; compromise settlement; settlement offer
to make a mess; to perpetrate; to do; to finish up; to be guilty of
scandal; deplorable event
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
foil; (gold, etc.) leaf; prestige
careful; elaborate; scrupulous
to jump at the chance; to accept an offer; to show interest in; to accept a proposal
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
echo; reverberation; sound (esp. the distinctive sound of an object or activity, e.g. rain, gun, gallop, drum); noise; quality of a sound (e.g. a fine phrase, clear voice, resonant bell); feeling of a sound
what the hell; oh, great!; son of a gun; holy mackerel; oh no!; holy cow!
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
interruption; interference; butting in
going through; going via; going by way of
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
dishonor; dishonour; disgrace; shame
disadvantage; handicap; drawback; inadvisability; inexpediency; loss
earnestly; immediately; exactly
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
details (of an incident, event, etc.); whole story; course of events; facts; circumstances; particulars
reputation; respectability; honour; honor
agglutination; adhesion; deadlock; stalemate; standstill
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
place of (new) post; (new) place of appointment
application; entry; request; subscription; offer; proposal
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
notes; remarks (reference) column
to send out; to forward; to show (a person) out
few decades; many decades; several decades
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)