(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
duration; continuance; survival; persistence; retention
to fear; to doubt; to have misgivings about; to worry about; to be anxious about; to be apprehensive about
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
link (e.g. in a chain of events); part (of a plan, campaign, activities, etc.); monocyclic
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
one may well say so, but ...; even more than
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
any kind of; every; whatsoever; whatever
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to find out; to discover; to select; to pick out; to look out (from the inside); to be wide-eyed (in surprise, anger, etc.)
to take into consideration; to use one's discretion
because; for; the reason why is ...
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
heaven and earth; universe
to throw; to cast (e.g. vote, light, shadow); to devote oneself (e.g. to a cause); to invest; to put in; to administer (medicine); to give
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
dramatic; exciting; touching; extreme
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
to pressure; to put pressure (on); to press
to loosen the reins; to let up on (someone)
strongly; violently; quickly; suddenly
grand; magnificent; lavish; forceful; powerful; vigorous
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
spell; charm; incantation; magic word
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
outrageous; scandalous; inexcusable; disgraceful; shameful; rude