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
crash; smashing (into); ramming; clash (of views, interests, teams, etc.); conflict
direct control; direct supervision
dejectedly; dispiritedly; despondently; gloomily
in all sincerity; with one's whole heart; whole-hearted devotion
to apologize (apologise); to refuse; to decline; to be unable to bear; to be defeated (by)
having a full stomach; being full; 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)
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 screw up; to fail
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 a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
in good condition; in fine shape; glib; slick; harmonious; melodious
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
to win; to achieve; to gain; to obtain; to secure
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; the other side; one (of a pair); the other (one); the mate
support; backing; patronage
absolutely; positively; decidedly
to be dyed; to be tainted; to be infected; to be stained
to the core; to the bone; (lit.) to the marrow
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
meanwhile; in the meantime
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
all out; like hell; like crazy; desperately; (lit.) expecting to die
arms; armament; taking up arms; arming oneself
apathetic; indifferent; nonchalant; callous
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
training; drill; practice; discipline
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely