to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to put on armour (armor); to wear armour; to arm oneself; to wear; to cover
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
to put on a bold front; to act big; to be unyielding; to act formally; to act stiffly
to turn down (heat, sound, etc.)
how; how much; to what extent; no matter how (much); however
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to dash (e.g. liquid on someone's face); to slosh; to splash; to souse; to pour
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
manner of speaking; mode of expression; way of saying something; at the same time as speaking; as one speaks
to torment; to harass; to tease
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
guidance; lead; guide; primer; influence; connections
pail (for water); bucket; cistern; water tank
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to steal; to plagiarize; to steal (a technique, idea, etc.); to do stealthily; to do during scant time; to steal a base
unpleasant; awkward; embarrassing; uneasy
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
background (of a case, incident, etc.)
one's speciality; one's forte; one's strong point
sticky; persistent; insistent; nagging
stupid; foolish; idiotic; fool; idiot; blockhead
presence (e.g. of an observer); observation; observer; trading session (at an exchange)
to confess; to speak out; to disclose; to tell
after all; in the end; when all's said and done; for the time being; at present
to feel dizzy; to have blood rush to one's head; to lose one's cool; to be obsessed; to be infatuated; to become conceited
self-destruction; ruining oneself; natural decay; perishing naturally
continuous; nonstop; consecutive; ceaseless
to torture; to persecute; to excruciate
to float; to save (on one's expenses); to scrimp; to half-rise, e.g. to one's feet
to bury; to inter; to entomb; to cover up; to hush up; to shelve
back (esp. of a building, etc.); rear; behind
cheerful (look); healthy (complexion)
blocking (e.g. the way); obstructing; block (lump of something (usu. square), area of town, etc.); block; physical record (e.g. on magnetic tape); concrete block; blocking (from view, esp. of websites, on social media, etc.)