zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to maintain one's honor as a man; to save face (as a man); to have one's honor upheld
shoulder (of a road); berm
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
chill; the shivers; shivering fit
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
blood relationship; consanguinity; blood relative
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
automatic; intransitive verb
while moving; on the move
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
wintry; very cold-looking (e.g. landscape); bleak (e.g. room, street); desolate; empty (of furnishings)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
sudden rise; steep climb; trending
running as fast as one can
facial muscles; muscles of the face
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
business; work; operations; service; duties
to freeze (of one's body); to be frozen; to become numb (with cold); to be chilled
poisonous air; poisonous gas; poisonous ingredient; poisonous nature; malice; spite
reason; reasoning power; (one's) sense
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
even; flat; level; calm; peaceful; uneventful
caressing; fondling; (sexual) petting
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
unclear; indistinct; obscure; opaque; inarticulate; dim
head (of a household); proprietor (of a store); one's husband; (one's) employer; (one's) master; host
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
decisive; resolute; determined; firm
only; just; (ever) since; after; continuously; remaining (in a particular state)
shifting the responsibility (for something) on to (someone); passing the buck
course correction; trajectory change; orbital adjustment
selfishness; egotism; egoism; (being) self-centered; without consulting; (doing) as one pleases
about; on; regarding; per; for every