heart; guts; nerve; heart (of something); central part
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
middle ten days of a month; 11th to 20th day of a month
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
interruption; suspension; break
to make light of; to ignore; to slight
writing brush; paintbrush; writing with a brush; drawing with a brush; writing (composing text); the written word
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
war; fighting; fierce competition
Sirs; Mesdames; around (the time that, etc.); about
International System of Units; SI
extra-large (clothing size); XL; language laboratory; LL
industrial engineering; IE
buttocks; behind; undersurface; bottom; last place; end
at every opportunity; for each and every thing that crops up; with every little thing; whenever possible; whenever the chance arises; at every turn
favourable; favorable; promising; satisfactory; in good shape
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
wild; freakish; madcap; crazy; hysterical
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
to be worn down; to wear away; to wear out; to dwindle; to be reduced
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) han (unit of land area, approx. 595.8 m^2)
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
becoming stereotyped; becoming tedious; becoming repetitive; becoming routine; getting stuck in a rut; humdrum
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
complete set (of volumes); every volume; whole volume; whole film; whole reel
scriptwriter; screenwriter
sensual; voluptuous; sexy; arousing
even (e.g. even a child); as long as (it is, you are, etc.); (if) only; just
peremptorily; willy-nilly; forcibly
to charm; to attract; to fascinate; to entice
absorption; suction; aspiration; attraction; draw
to become dull; to become lifeless; to get bored; to lose interest; to lose value after a peak (e.g. stock); to weaken (of the market)
every (usu. with events, e.g. every weekend); each
roll (e.g. of cloth); winding (e.g. watch); volume (of book); speeding up; heel (of a Japanese sandal)