keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
trial; judgement; judgment
number of events (e.g. accidents, crimes, meetings, housing starts, hits on a web page)
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
to disdain; to look down on; to make light of; to hold in contempt; to scorn; to despise
defeating in an instant; instant kill
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
caster; newscaster; news anchor; anchorman
weekly publication; weekly magazine
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to hear a rumor; to get wind of
same-sex marriage; gay marriage
extramarital sex; affair; fooling around; infidelity; wantonness; unfaithfulness
striking (at something) and missing; swing and a miss; vain attempt
postwar period; period after Second World War
innovative; liberal; reformist; progressive
lost point (in a game); point given away; run charged to the pitcher; blunder; mistake
like; similar to; same as
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
to go to the top; to climb to the top; to ascend to the top; to be engrossed in; to be very enthusiastic about; to be infatuated with
ground-breaking; revolutionary; unprecedented; epoch-making
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
dissatisfaction; discontent; disapproval; objection; complaint; protest
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)