demonstration; verification; substantiation; actual proof
frank; candid; straightforward; openhearted; direct; outspoken
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
rock (music); rock; boulder; on the rocks (drink)
pending question; unresolved problem
whispering into a person's ear
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
point of tangency; point of contact; (electrical) contact; point of contact (between); connection
essence; true nature; substance; reality
consideration; taking into account
leap; jump; stepping out into the wider world; becoming active on a wider stage; rapid progress; dramatic development
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
several people; a few people
to run out (e.g. of the room)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
district; quarter; enclosure; area enclosed by earthwork; red-light district
next term; next period; next version; next release
pushing through; bulldozing; doing something by force; arm twisting
constitution; rules; regulation
munitions industry; war industry
rearing; training; nurture; cultivation; promotion
on and after; from ... onward; since
slapping; splashing; splatting; banging shut; flat (refusal, denial, etc.)
to let go by; to let pass; to overlook; to miss
cold water; cold sake; cold; cool
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
very great; enormous; serious
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
student (esp. a university student)
to board (a train, plane, etc.); to get into (a car); to get on (a bus); to march into; to enter; to arrive (at, in)
to lend a hand; to give a hand; to help; to extend a helping hand
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
present post; current office; (an) incumbent
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)
to look away; to avert one's eyes; to avoid facing (e.g. reality)