to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
perfect; complete; flawless
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
to be seen from the point of view of an onlooker
bat (Chiroptera spp.); umbrella; opportunist; turncoat
to name; to call; to christen; to term
root and branch; thoroughly; by the roots; completely; all
a little bit; a little while
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
security (e.g. data, password, etc.)
otherwise; if not; or else
following; pursuing; tracking; shadowing; tailing; chasing
war; fighting; fierce competition
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
battle; fight; war; struggle; conflict
to be expensive; to be costly
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
to catch one's breath; to gulp; to have one's breath taken away; to gasp
in the future; another day; later
claim; demand; charge; application; request; billing (for a service)
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
to contact; to get in touch with; to check in (with)
to warp; to curve; to arch; to bend backward (body or body part, e.g. fingers)
backdoor; rear entrance; rear exit; unauthorized; illicit; illegal
injustice; unfairness; wrongdoing; iniquity; impropriety; irregularity
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
government office; government agency; authorities
scale; scope; plan; structure
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
tool (esp. software, etc.); tour (e.g. Tour de France)
while; even though; despite
National Diet Library; Library of Congress
reduced-size edition (e.g. of a book); pocket edition; compact edition
yearbook; almanac; annual
taking a quantity (of time, people, etc.); similar to ...; dependent on ...; reliant on ...; while ...; when ...
to become a thing of the past
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)