to the limit; to the full; as much as possible; with all one's might
recommendation; referral; endorsement
to sound shrill (of a voice); to sound high-pitched and excited; to get excited; to become restless; to be thrown too high; to come in high
audience; attendance; hearers
to be struck by lightning; to be yelled at (by someone of higher status); to be scolded harshly
unexpected; unforeseen; inconceivable
junk; rubbish; trash; garbage; odds and ends
reluctant; unwilling; involuntary; unintentional; unintended; unlooked-for
rival candidate; rival; opponent; rival horse
to be squashed by; to be pinned under
supreme ruler; autocrat; dynast; high king
spoilt vote; faulty ballot
overwhelming victory; crushing victory; sweeping victory; landslide victory
to lower the curtain (at the end of a play); to come to an end; to finish
stew (esp. Japanese cream stew)
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
greatest mistake of one's life
October; tenth month of the lunar calendar
(coat) hanger; hangar; hunger
wardrobe (esp. for Western clothes); chest of drawers; clothespress; dresser; tallboy
extortion; blackmail; shakedown; extortionist; blackmailer; racketeer
tight skirt; straight skirt
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
half and half; fifty-fifty
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
fork; junction; diverging point; turning point (e.g. in one's life); crossroads
bridge (of a koto, etc.); cylinder; prism
political situation; political affairs
contagious disease; communicable disease; transmissible disease; infectious disease; epidemic
big craze; boom; popular trend; widespread contagion; large outbreak
decline; fall; decay; withering
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; tentative theory
let bygones be bygones; (lit.) the past is the past, the present is the present
mediation; good offices; influential person; person of influence; (arch.) eloquence; (arch.) eloquent person
to forgive and forget; to let bygones be bygones; to sweep under the carpet; to wipe the slate clean
to find an excuse; to rationalize; to find a pretext
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
sincere; honest; faithful
chugging (a glassful of) a drink in one go