crushed flat; flattened; flat-chested girl; sound of a sticky rice cake sticking to something
I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
pitch dark; total darkness
(intensity of) illumination; illuminance
control; management (e.g. of a business)
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
please; I beg you; for mercy's sake
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
vexing; irritating; impatient
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
order; discipline; regularity; system; method
first come, first served; the early bird catches the worm
disposal; abandonment; scrapping; annulment; cancellation; abrogation
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to call (someone) back; to recall; to call home; to bring back (memories, etc.); to recall; to revive
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
frank; direct; plain; straightforward; point-blank; concise
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
to be able to manage somehow or another
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to make time; to carve out some time (to do something)
to be unreasonable; to whine; to throw a tantrum
the truth; fact; as it is; as you are; frank; bare plain
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
eyesight; vision; visual acuity