target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
to tear off; to peel off; to rip off; to strip off; to skin; to flay
bet; wager; stake; gamble
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
feeling uneasy; very worried; very anxious; on tenterhooks; on pins and needles
just managing; with great difficulty
to slip out; to steal out; to excel; to stand out
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
loudly (flinging open a door); with a clatter; with a crash (e.g. of a falling structure); completely (change); utterly; louvre window (door, vent, etc.)
may I come in?; please forgive me; I'm sorry
to get angry; to take offense; to take offence; to be furious
3 Japanese feet; waistband; belt; cloth girdle
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
long-awaited; long-waited-for; someone who has waited a long time; something that one has waited impatiently for
to touch emotionally; to feel something; to strike home
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to do (something) to spite (someone); to rebuke indirectly; to make an insinuation; to make a display of affection (for each other); to show off a relationship
sneer; derision; scornful laugh; cold smile
puffing motion (when blowing, spitting, etc.); pouting (with displeasure)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
heavy; weighty; heavy (feeling); depressed; slow; sluggish; important (position, responsibility, etc.)
to hang over; to cover; to lie over; to fall on one's shoulders; to become one's responsibility; to become a burden
renewal; replacement; regeneration; metabolism
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to disagree; to dispute; to fight (over)
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to wear the mantle of (borrowed) authority and misuse it
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
assistance; backing; reinforcements
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
young man; young woman; young people; young employee; young manservant; young follower
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please