personal statement; verbal or informal, unsubstantiated assertion
escape; flight; breakout; fleeing; desertion
short and stout; small but wide around
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
index; index number; exponent (e.g. in floating-point representation); characteristic
invitation; introduction; temptation
sincere; honest; faithful
all night; throughout the night
to live up to (one's) expectations; to meet expectations
to stay up all night; to spend the night without sleep
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
serious; severe; grave; acute
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
mouth of a river; lower stream
white background; blank; female virgin
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; device for making things; person who creates things
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
mediator; go-between; middleman
failure; collapse; breakdown; break-up; bankruptcy
to volunteer; to undertake a challenge
to blend (e.g. truth and lies); to mix together (e.g. kanji and kana)
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
to inform; to notify; to know; to reign
assumption; supposition; hypothesis
to highlight something; to bring something to the forefront
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)
peephole; spyhole; inspection hole; observation window
with a thump; with a thud; hard (hit, scold, etc.); severely; card marking (on a hanafuda, etc. card); alteration
running errands (for someone else); errand boy; gofer; dogsbody
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
suspicious character (person, figure)
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
to wake up; to awake; to perk up; to awaken (to the truth, etc.); to come to a realization; to come to one's senses
to be uneasy; to be anxious; to fear
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)