bull; bulldog; bulldozer; bourgeois; bourgeoisie
sopping wet; dripping wet; sodden; drenched; soaked
no, not like that (but like this)
being together; going together; matching (clothing); going together
light; faint; pale; fleeting
klop; klunk; whonk; with a heavy impact; forcibly
after having come this far; now that we've come this far
unusual; unwonted; uncharacteristic
sense of urgency; feeling of high tension
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
to stiffen; to become stiff
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
being filled with; being full of; permeation
route for a date; course of activities for dating couples
(editorial) supervision; general editorship; supervising director
to refer to; to use as reference
tablet; pill; tablet; tablet computer; tablet; (inscribed) slab
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
switching on and off (of a light); flashing; blinking; flickering
plot (of a story); plotting (a graph)
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
to indicate; to show; to point to
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
district; section; sector
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
chain (bicycle, measuring, tire, etc.); chain (store, hotel, etc.)
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
justice; right; righteousness; correct meaning; correct explanation
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence
to go out for tea (or coffee, etc.)
near; nearby; not far off
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
Zhou dynasty (China, approx. 1046-256 BCE); Chou dynasty; perimeter; counter for laps or circuits
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
cliff; precipice; precipice; brink of a dangerous situation