sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to be taken aback; to be dumbfounded
to grow senile; to be childish with age; to be mentally slow; to be befuddled; to play stupid; to say something stupid (oft. on purpose; esp. as part of a comedic routine)
the whole area; all areas
opening (of a new road, railway, etc.); going into operation (e.g. telephone communication); beginning services; reopening (e.g. a road to traffic); resumption of services
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
stillness; repose; standing still
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
to take something into ...; to bring in; to lodge (a complaint); to file (a plan); to bring to (a state: tied game, vote, trial, etc.)
at any time; at any moment; when; at what moment
present continuous tense; present progressive form
magnification; enlargement; expansion; amplification
to need; to call for; to require
genuine; authentic; true; real
tunnel; to tunnel (through a potential barrier); letting a grounder go through one's legs
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
wrong; not good; hopeless; past hope; must not do
release; emission; ejection
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
to be foolish; to be stupid; to be ridiculous
magnificent; grand; majestic; splendid
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
scar; spasm; twitch; cramp
indicates two contrasting actions; (arch.) indicates possessive (often found in place names and compound words)
to pay no heed to; to not care about; to take no notice of
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
maximum; to the maximum degree; to the full
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
to hunt a spy; to put a tail on someone; to stalk
something heard for the first time; hearing something for the first time
practical question (problem); practical matter
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
look who's talking; I don't want to hear it from you; are you in any position to say that?
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamour
it doesn't matter what; anything is fine