stickily; glutinously; persistently; insistently; tenaciously
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to speak (of something); to be effective; to be powerful; to be helpful
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
interior; inside; internal
unconnected; weakly related; alien; having little prospect of marriage
bureaucrat; government official; bureaucracy
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly; hazily; with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
infected person; carrier (e.g. of a virus)
to cross over; to go across; to extend; to cover; to range
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
to bite; to chew; to gnaw; to fumble one's words (esp. during a play, broadcast, etc.); to falter with one's words; to crash against (e.g. of waves); to break onto (shore)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
abusive language; violent language; wild words
irrational (line of) argument
good thing; strong point; good family; prestigious school; the right moment; utter
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
for convenience; as a matter of convenience
victim; injured party; sufferer
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to pronounce; to read (e.g. a kanji)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to be utterly amazed; to be stunned; to be disgusted
to take off one's clothes; to undress; to strip naked; to become naked
baboon; lecher; dirty old man; skirt-chaser
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
to stay on; to remain; to hold out; to stop (doing); to give up
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
prudent; thoughtful; discreet
reputation; (public) estimation; rumour; rumor; fame; notoriety
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly