prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
dictatorship; despotism; autocracy; running (a company, etc.) despotically
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
brake; drag; skid; brake (on inflation, spending, etc.); check; restraint
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
to be sacrificed; to become a victim (of); to fall victim (to); to lose one's life
heartbreak; grief; sorrow
relationship of mutual trust; fiduciary relation
silk thread; silk yarn; corn silk
shape of the "dai" kanji (esp. person with arms and legs outstretched); sprawling; lying spread-eagled
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
the grass; grassy place (esp. with long dense grass)
close; intimate; on good terms
(mumbling) incomprehensibly; while mumbling; mutteringly; murmuringly
lying down and getting up; waking; getting up; living (with); staying (with)
faint; indistinct; dim; vague; subtle; delicate
weather; fair weather; fine weather
weather; climatic conditions; fine weather; clear day; situation; state of affairs
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
bump; lump; protuberance; swelling
cruise; navigation; sailing
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
rich (flavor, color, etc.); strong (e.g. odor); probable; (very) likely; passionate; sensuous
learning about the world; preparation for life in the community; work experience
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
accompanying; being accompanied by; going with
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
large household; large family; large group (of people); big organization; great wealth
to be rested; to feel at ease; to repose; to be relieved
how long; how far; how much
in a crowd; ganging up (on); joining forces
10^12; 1,000,000,000,000; trillion; sign; omen; indication
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
companion; partner; spouse
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift