genuine article; real thing; real deal
hitting the ball squarely; matching correctly (e.g. engaging a clutch)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
stiffening; rigidity; rigor; stiffness; ossification; petrification
youthful; young; young-looking
ferocious; fierce; audacious; impudent; shameless
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
meek; gentle; modest; praiseworthy; admirable
salt; common salt; hardship; toil; saltiness; cold
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
splendid; fine; praiseworthy; creditable; legal; legitimate
to crush (with the weight of misfortune)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
fondness for women; woman admirer; lustful man; being attractive to women; being a lady-killer
lineage; stock; descent; strain; blood relationship
one's youth; early life; one's early days; one's early years
passionate; hot-blooded; full of vitality
continuous; continual; unceasing; incessant; without interruption
to reach out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to get involved in; to embark on; to start a fight; to get physical with
devotion; attachment; obsession; infatuation; (romantic) obsession
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
to have an ulterior motive; to have an axe to grind
almost every day; almost daily
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
approach (to a problem, issue, etc.); approach (of a long jump, aircraft's flight, etc.); inrun (of a ski jump); approach (to a building, mountain, etc.); approach shot
recovery; regaining; getting back; retrieval; restoration; revival
malicious; ill-tempered; unkind; mean; nasty
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
use; utilization; utilisation; application
captive; prisoner; victim (of love, etc.); slave (to one's lust, etc.)
frightening (of the future); worrying; scary; ominous; portentous
at the very beginning of one's speech; immediately upon opening one's mouth (to speak); before anything else; first of all
to soothe; to calm; to pacify