prompt efficiency; immediate effectivity
introduction; bringing in; installation; introduction (to a story, lecture, etc.); introductory part
fainting; losing consciousness; passing out; syncope
tank for holding human waste (used for fertilizer); night-soil reservoir; cesspool; cesspit
tsk tsk; oh-oh; huh; what's that?
spraying of agrochemicals; pesticide spraying; crop-dusting
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
sprayer; vaporizer; vaporiser; atomizer; atomiser; nebulizer
soft; weak; fragile; poorly built; insubstantial
disorder; confusion; violence; outrage; riot
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
to brandish; to flash; to display
(time of) emergency; (in) event of emergency; (in) case of emergency
to scatter around; to leave untidy; to make a mess
enclosing (e.g. with a letter)
(traffic) congestion; traffic jam; gridlock; delay; stagnation
morning coat; cutaway coat; morning dress (as opposed to evening dress)
formal, usually black, kimono with designs along the bottom of the skirt worn by married women on ceremonial occasions; married woman's ceremonial kimono
operation (of a machine); running; working (and earning money); workload; deployment (e.g. to a production environment); release
information board; building directory
to (a place); until (a time)
arrow (symbol); (romantic) interest (for a certain person); direction (of one's attention, etc.)
nursing; caring for the sick; deathwatch; attendance at a deathbed
joint together; opposite; facing
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
hook (high point of a song); chorus
passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); pass (for admission, transport, etc.); ticket; pass (of a ball); pass (ceding one's turn); giving (something) a pass; pass (ceding one's turn after there are no more useful moves)
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
to drive away; to scatter; to rout
to act as one; to act in concert; to keep pace; to stay in step
with a click; with a clink; with a snap; firmly; tightly; compactly
-cide; killing; killer (of ...)
another name; nickname; alias; synonym
withers (height from ground to shoulder blades in animals)