intensification; aggravation
slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
rival candidate; opposing candidate
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
worst-ever; history's worst
speech meeting; oratorical meeting; meeting to hear a speech
one's own potential; real ability; one's own strength
imitation Japanese vellum
sneak photography; non-consensual photography; peeping photos
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
blank form; sheets of paper; sheet of paper
coloring; colouring; colour development; production of colour
focus (of a lens); focal point; point (of a discussion, e.g. on-point, off-point)
after all is said and done; no matter what people say; in the end; definitely; undeniably
rainfall; rainy weather; rainy; wet
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
finest example; the best (of); white eyebrows
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
asafetida (Ferula assafoetida)
defeating in an instant; instant kill
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
to insult; to say something insulting about; to bad-mouth
deleterious substance; toxic substance
hereditary disposition; temperament; nature; (arch.) body build
all-night vigil over a body; wake
straightforwardly; readily; without hesitation
questionnaire; survey; poll
toil; labor; labour; painstaking piece of work; (a) work involving considerable effort
first place; first rank; unit's position; Japanese yew (Taxus cuspidata)
third rank (in the Japanese court system); Trinity; the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
preparedness; readiness; mental attitude; frame of mind
birds of a feather flock together
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
to look dead on the inside; to have a blank expression
quite clearly; quite distinctly; perfectly; exactly
foster parent; foster parents; (pet) caretaker
longed-for; anxiously awaited