maximum allowable single-day loss (stock exchange, commodities trading, etc.); limit low
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
riding; ride; spread (of paints); -seater (e.g. two-seater); (getting into the) mood; (entering into the) spirit
suppression (e.g. of free speech); force-out
to affect a stylish air; to try to look good; to show off
senior (at school, work, etc.); superior; elder; older person; predecessor
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
phew; whew; huff; whoo; woohoo
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
(stand to) attention!; standing at attention
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
severe; strict; tough; hard
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
unaware; unmindful; unconscious; blind; apathetic
trembling; shivering; jiggling; wobbling; bouncing
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
judgement; judgment; decision; ruling; finding; adjudication
sympathy; compassion; pity
space; room; unused land; room (for reconsideration, doubt, etc.); leeway; margin
to say; to spatter; to prate; to prattle; to babble
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
description; expression (in words); qualification (e.g. of a noun with an adjective); form; figure; appearance
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
coercion; overpowering; overawing; daunting
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to hold still; to hold in place; to calm down; to become steady (e.g. of nerves); to become fixed (e.g. of a gaze); to become glazed
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
to become enraged; to blow one's top; to lose it; to flip out
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
lack of expression; lack of emotion; blank look (on one's face)
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
class-B; B class; B grade; second rate
ordinary; common; commonplace; mediocre; unremarkable; undistinguished
to endure; to keep out (e.g. rain); to pull through; to get over; to surpass; to outdo