to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
infection route; source of infection
to fray one's nerves; to wear out one's nerves; to frazzle one's nerves; to be a nervous wreck
salary (esp. public employees); wages; pay
private; non-governmental; non-official; folk; popular
on the way; as one goes; in the future; someday; eventually
previous conviction; criminal record; previous offense; previous offence
interviewer (for job, school, etc. interviews)
infection control; infection prevention measures
high toxicity; high virulence
low toxicity; low virulence; attenuation
all one's life; throughout one's life; as long as one lives
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to blackmail; to extort; to shake down
triple feature (e.g. movie)
it's worth it; worth every penny; deserving; worthwhile
unfair; unjust; wrongful; improper; unreasonable; unwarranted
cruel treatment; raw deal; kick in the pants
scribbling; scrawl; hasty writing
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
taking no notice (of); thinking nothing of; disregarding; not aware of; completely ignoring; being out of consideration
to get dark; to grow dark; to end (of a day, year, season, etc.); to come to an end; to be sunk in (e.g. despair); to be lost in (e.g. thought)
to hit hard; to punch hard; to give a hard blow; to wallop; to sock
lowish; somewhat low; on the low side; low (ball)
fetish (object believed to have supernatural powers)
swing and a miss; (punching and) failing to make contact; (ending in) failure; fruitless effort
to guffaw; to roar with laughter; to laugh heartily
to do; to commit; to carry out; to bring about
koicha; exceptionally dark, opaque matcha
resolution of an incident; solution to a (criminal) case
magic; sorcery; incantation
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style