countermeasure; counter-measure
shrewd; astute; cunning; alert
first day returning to work after the New Years holiday; first task at a new job; newcomer's first job
bank robbery; bank robber
jet; spray; emission; rocket propulsion; jet propulsion
sprayer; vaporizer; vaporiser; atomizer; atomiser; nebulizer
molester; groper; masher; (arch.) fool; (arch.) idiot
self-protection; self-defence
to refer to; to consult; to use as a reference
dull; stupid; thickheaded; slow; sluggish
assassin; candidate fielded by a political party to oust an incumbent of the same party
top of the foot; instep; dorsum of the foot; dorsum pedis
to step on (a nail); to run (a nail) through one's foot; to put one's foot through (the floor)
oil-based clay (for modelling, sculpting, etc.)
consecutive defeats; series of defeats
diamond; (railway) schedule; timetable; diagram
tundra; sharp and sarcastic without ever acting lovestruck
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
(spare) time; free time; time off; leave; resignation; dismissal
to be mixed together; to be blended; to intermingle; to commingle
ownership; dominion; ownership rights; proprietorship; property rights
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to glare at each other; to confront each other
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
jersey (fabric); jersey; (sports) uniform top; sweatsuit; tracksuit; Jersey (cattle)
look; glance; glimpse; one stone
iron man; strong man; (steel-clad) robot
to dent; to indent; to depress; to humiliate
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
very low in sugar content
heir; heiress; inheritor; successor
illegitimate child; secret love child
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
person of mixed parentage; crossbreed; Eurasian; hybrid; crossbreed