acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to finish writing; to complete; to write down (e.g. a list); to write out
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
this sort of; this type of
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
one's relationships; people one knows; circle of friends
perfunctory; apathetic; makeshift; slapdash; routine; usual
(referring to a person) receiver; receiving side; viewer; listener
to run around; to bustle about
waiting to see one's opponent's move before doing anything (e.g. as a disallowed act in rock, paper, scissors); bringing something up after the fact; revealing something afterwards; holding back until the last minute
willingly; voluntarily; of one's own accord
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
fatigue; weariness; exhaustion; fatigue (of metal, etc.)
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
low (level, value, price, etc.)
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
capacity; volume; capacitance
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
storage space (esp. in a home)
fundraising campaign; donation (to a fundraising campaign); contribution; (political) campaign
cheap article; poor-quality article
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
appeal (e.g. for peace); plea; appeal (of something); attractiveness; appeal (to the referee); emphasizing
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
in deep black; in jet black
to multiply; to crossbreed; to cross-breed; to mix (e.g. paint colours)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
to get into the swing of (one's work); to hit one's stride; (for a fish or bird) to put on fat for the winter
manual laborer; manual labourer
popular person; favorite; favourite
festival merrymaking; revelry
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
with a crack (e.g. branches, knuckles)
one's confidant; trusted friend; trusted retainer