hard fighting; hard struggle; fighting against heavy odds
tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
lariat; lasso; slip noose
pull-up (exercise); chin-up; chinning; suspension; dangling; hanging
iron rod; iron bar; iron club; horizontal bar (gymnastics)
to suspend from; to be suspended (from)
entertainment; amusement; fun
being out of time; passing the deadline; time-out
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
container; receptacle; vessel; packaging
body; trunk; torso; hull (boat); fuselage (aircraft)
(one's) skin colour; skin color; skin tone; flesh colour (of a Japanese person); flesh color; pale orange
absorbability; absorbency
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
to step aside; to move (i.e. out of the way); to make way; to resign; to retire; to quit
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
faint; trance; swoon; stupefaction
to become pale; to turn pale
dumbfounded; in mute amazement
to crush (with one's hands); to kill a proposal; to shelve; to table (remove from consideration)
clearing one's throat; cough
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
polite; respectful; reverent
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
leaving (e.g. work at end of day); withdrawal (e.g. from a noble's or superior's presence); exit (e.g. from a market)
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
recklessness; rashness; foolhardiness; temerity; (lit.) without watching where one is going
to be soaked in; to be flooded; to be submerged; to be immersed in (joy, memories, alcohol, etc.); to give oneself over to; to bask in
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
private; exclusive; secret
official announcement; proclamation
cannot suppress one's anger; cannot stomach
to punish; to penalize; to penalise
getting mixed up in; getting embroiled in; involvement; entanglement; by-blow
thoughtless; rash; hasty; imprudent
dirt; filth; stain; blot; spot
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after