receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
at work; in the midst of work; working
arranging in a line; standing in a row; parallel (electronics, computing, etc.)
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
papa; dad; daddy; sugar daddy
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
thickness; profundity; depth
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
ticket; coupon; bond; certificate
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
closely (packed, lined up, etc.); tightly; densely; (work) sufficiently
direct control; direct supervision
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to apologize; to apologise
full stomach; bellyful; (eat) heartily; to one's heart's content
food; foodstuff; prey; victim
imposition (i.e. of rules, of a decision); compulsion
sleeping like a log; (being) fast asleep (bombed, crashed)
document; official papers
initial response (e.g. to a crisis); action in the earliest stages; initial shock (of an earthquake); preliminary tremor
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
close (e.g. in terms of relationship); intimate
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
aloof; morose; stuck-up; smelling strongly of something; having a pungent smell
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
military gains; war results; fruit of battle
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
attachment (to); tenacity of purpose
thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
support; backing; patronage