top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
personal feelings; self-interest
control (of a machine, device, etc.); control (over an opponent, one's emotions, etc.); governing; management
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
for oneself; for one's own sake; on one's own account
to put to use; to make use of; to turn to account
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
sure; no mistaking it; for certain; without doubt
my spouse (esp. used to refer to one's wife); my wife; my husband
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
ugly; unsightly; hideous; mean; repulsive; disgraceful
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to get (much) colder; to deepen (cold); to feel cold (of the body); to be chilled to the bones; to worsen (of relations, economic conditions, etc.)
to speak ill of; to disparage
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
to raise; to lift; to hang up; to raise prices (artificially, deliberately)
directly opposite; right in front
husband and wife; married couple
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
Sunday; day (of the month); counter for days; Japan
objection; dissent; protest
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
rope; cord; policeman's rope
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
restraint; restriction; fetters; binding; confinement with rope
tie up; bind; sum; total amount; judo choking (strangling) techniques; last meal eaten when going restaurant hopping; completion
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
user; consumer; master (e.g. of swordsmanship); prodigal; spendthrift
dark red; dark brown; reddish brown
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
death; decease; (arch.) death penalty (by strangulation or decapitation); (an) out