resignation (from a position)
leak (of information); leakage (of electricity)
top news; front-page news; lead story
to dedicate; to make an offering; to supply; to store; to finish; to bring to a close; to restore (something to its place)
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
groundless; entirely contrary to fact
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
to swear; to vow; to take an oath; to pledge
false accusation; pretext; picking a quarrel; committing oneself
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
disaster; accident; shipwreck; distress
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
breaking down; defeating; abolishing
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
completely; absolutely; (not) at all; (not) a bit; earnestly; intently
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
directly opposite; right in front
coffee lounge; coffee shop; cafe
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
innocence; guiltlessness; purity; uprightness; integrity
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
to be used to; to get accustomed to; to train; to discipline; to tack (in needlework); to baste
moment to quit; way to quit
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
cucumber (Cucumis sativus)
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
safe and secure; safe and worry-free