emptiness; being empty; not carrying anything; unburdened; dishonoured (bill, promise, etc.); false
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
job hunting; job searching
jostling; milling about; crush; packed with (activities, products, etc.); teeming with; chock-full of
reason for (one's) application (esp. to a company)
in that respect; on that point; in that regard
long-cherished desire; satisfaction (from achieving one's desire)
armed forces; military; troops
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
magnificent house; luxurious home; palatial residence; stately mansion
(sports) ground; (playing) field; playground; stadium
for use of customers or guests
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
right to choose; a say; option
please be careful; please take care
liking for; taste for; fondness for; to the liking of; favored by; popular with
endless; boundless; innumerable; endless; never-ending; going on forever
to guess; to conjecture; to surmise
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
adding points; addition of marks and symbols to a classical Chinese text to aid reading in Japanese
sink or swim; all or nothing; hit or miss; make or break
bet; wager; stake; gamble
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
manner (with others); attitude
to rain incessantly; to downpour
decisive blow; game-winning hit (e.g. in baseball)
cloud of dust (sand, etc.); dust storm
standing comparison with; comparing favorably with; by no means inferior to; equal to
so to speak; so to call it; as it were; in a sense
all directions; every direction; all sides; all quarters; everywhere