startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to begrudge doing; to find bothersome
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
experience; being accustomed (to something); poise in a critical situation
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
single word; a few words; brief comment
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
losing one's position; losing one's standing; downfall; fall (from power); being overthrown
useless; waste of time and effort; pointless; vain efforts
person in charge (including a supervisory role for other staff); person responsible for ...; responsible party; supervisor; manager
absence; disregard; indifference
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
receiving (a message, letter, email, etc.); reception (radio, TV, etc.)
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
figure; design; twill weave; pattern of diagonal stripes; style (of writing); figure (of speech); design
to sniff out; to get wind of
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
will not do; do not; does not
to play accompaniment; to keep time; to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
honor; honour; credit; prestige
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
ought to have been; was ... right?; to do for (inferiors)
to be dead; to be lifeless
cannot (do); it is impossible that...; it is (highly) unlikely that...
holiness; sacredness; sanctity; dignity
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption