grasshopper; locust (of superfamily Acridoidea)
state of the war; war situation
consensus; collective will; collective opinion
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
photographer; photograph-taker; filmer; recorder
to participate in; to take part in; to play a part in; to receive; to be given; to enjoy
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
extremely muscular person; muscle-bound person
to be jealous of; to be envious of; to envy
just after a holiday break; the first day after the holidays
de- (indicating reversal, removal, etc.); post-
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
thrown kiss; blown kiss; air kiss
to be undeserved; to be more than one deserves; to be more than one can handle
barrier; protective wall; obstacle; hindrance; imaginary shield that gives one invincibility or immunity
to be cold (to); to ignore (someone)
putting one's life on the line; giving everything one has got; acting out of desperation
evaluation meeting; postmortem session; review meeting
police officer; policeman; constable
bad guy; villain; evildoer; scoundrel
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
often (happens); tend to; be apt to; be likely to
(eating) noisily; (chewing) with an open mouth; crumpled; creased; messy; disorderly
(police officer's) baton; truncheon; billy club
to torment; to harass; to tease; to extort; to shake down; to demand money
bad; poor; inferior; delinquent; hoodlum; hooligan
prime time (on television or radio); peak time
period of time; time slot; time zone
court lady (Heian period); lady-in-waiting; separate room in a palace (esp. for a lady; Heian period); (arch.) room for a very low class prostitute; (arch.) very low class prostitute
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
as expected; as predicted
to jump up; to spring up; to move around; to bounce up and down; to pound (of one's heart, e.g. with excitement); to throb
the point of ...; the place where ...; a place called ...; places known as ...; I would say ...; ... is how I'd put it
to suffice; to serve the purpose; to be satisfied
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
to ascend; to go up; to climb
to paint over; to paint out; to fill in; to cover completely (with paint)