infuriating; extremely irritating; galling; vexing
security police; special police; special; TV special; 78-rpm record; standard play (VHS recording speed); SP
banzai; hurray; something to cheer about; something worthy of celebration; giving up; throwing one's hands up
reasonableness (esp. of children); obedience
article to be delivered; present
to follow; to come after; to come next (to); to rank next (to); to rank second (to)
currying favour; sucking up; being anxious to please; bootlicker
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
to switch (secretly); to substitute; to replace; to sidestep (an issue)
official; governmental; public (use, matter, forum, etc.); common; being public knowledge; being out in the open
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
a piece; a scrap; a fragment; iota; modicum; trace
ash; embers; complete destruction
to stand in the way; to bar someone's way; to block the way
featureless (face); expressionless; flat; flat (terrain); smooth
bookbinding; binding (a book)
large staple driven into two pieces of wood to hold them together; clamp; tie (metaphorical, e.g. something that binds two people together); latch; lock
to affect; to impact; to influence
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
the more I think about it; the more one thinks about it
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
to fold up; to fold into layers; to collapse (content on a webpage, etc.)
to pull out; to draw out; to pick out; to take (a sample); to steal (the contents of something); to pilfer
to take the blame; (lit.) to cover oneself in mud
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
insult; affront; slight; contempt (e.g. of court)
to light (a candle, lamp, etc.); to turn on (a light)
to become completely chilled
to put one's life on the line; to risk one's life; to put everything one has into it
to accomplish; to finish; to carry through; to follow through
contemplation; meditation
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to be lifted up (with a crane, ropes, etc.); to be raised; to be hoisted; to turn upward (esp. of eyes); to slant upward