reaction; recoil; kick; backlash
likability; favorability; popularity
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to bewilder; to perplex; to puzzle; to tempt; to seduce
knowing how to swim with the tide; being good at dealing with things
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to overflow from something full
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
self-assessment; self-evaluation; self-rating; self-esteem
fly in the ointment; small flaw in otherwise perfect object; only trouble; only fault
hey!; wait a minute!; whoa!; boohoo; waaaa
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
well-matched (esp. of a couple); becoming; suitable
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
society; the world; the times
equality; impartiality; evenness
keenly; deeply; calmly; quietly; fixedly (e.g. gazing, staring)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
good-looking guy; handsome man; hunk; Adonis; cool guy
somewhat; to some extent; to some degree; some; part; portion
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
marriage of convenience; marriage for political reasons
villain; baddie; the villain's part
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
complete denial; complete disavowal; total negation
princess; spoiled girl; hothouse flower; glue
sound of something small rolling once (often into a hole); easily; suddenly; completely (e.g. forgetting); utterly; disappointing; curling up into the fetal position
though; although; be that as it may; nonetheless
second (party to an agreement); the B party (e.g. in a contract); stylish; chic; strange; quaint
children's story; fairy tale