post; official position; managerial position; executive position
to blow against; to spray (paint, etc.; onto a surface)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
medley (of food, songs, etc.); (snow or sand) drift
a glow; heat; burning sensation; hot flash
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
joints; points (of a speech)
making (a new suit, dress, etc.); having (something) made; buying new; new tune; new melody; new composition
application; request; petition
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
medical examination (for a specific condition or disease); health screening
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
timetable (esp. a weekly school timetable); schedule
to lose an easy game; to suffer an unexpected defeat; to lose information
to knit (one's eyebrows); to furrow; to contract
to facilitate; to make easy; to simplify
personification; impersonation; embodiment
to lose one's virginity (of a woman); to become sexually active
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
heaven and earth; top and bottom
guidepost; signpost; guide; manual; tiger beetle (esp. the Japanese tiger beetle, Cicindela japonica)
to become clouded; to darken; to darken (of a face); to worsen; to deteriorate
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
sample; specimen; pattern; model; example
becoming irritated (suddenly); getting annoyed
calculating; mercenary; selfish; self-interested
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
mixture of fact and fiction; half-truth
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
confidential document; confidential paper; classified document
to get into a fight; to take up the gauntlet; to accept a challenge
to suffer an embarrassing defeat
to hurt; to injure; to harm; to damage; to worry; to bother
school doctor; school physician
to resonate emotionally (with one); to strike a chord; to be gut-wrenching
to talk to oneself; to mutter
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
rehabilitation; remaking one's life; rebirth; regeneration; coming back to life; revival
outlet (for one's anger, etc.); place (to turn one's eyes, vent one's dissatisfaction, etc.); place to put something; place to dispose of something
strong-willed; strong of heart