revenge; making a new attempt where one previously failed; determination of a loser to win the next time
debut; doing something for the first time; starting anew; starting afresh
to exchange glances; to correspond; to counterbalance
sliced ginger prepared in vinegar (served with sushi); pickled ginger; mimeograph; reprimand; rebuke; overly skinny person
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
innermost secrets (of an art or skill); mysteries; essence; heart
flounder (esp. the large-tooth flounders of family Paralichthyidae, but also lefteye flounders of family Bothidae); bastard halibut; olive flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)
crisp; crunchy; precise; clipped; brisk
angrily; in a huff; high on marijuana; tender (to chew)
current value; price; market value
fat under-belly of tuna (considered high-quality)
that; the matter in question
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
(one's) ex-wife; (one's) former wife
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
illegitimate child; secret love child
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
thaw; defrosting; decompression (e.g. of a file); unpacking; extracting
wildly different (in ability, strength, etc.); on another level; in a different league; of different heights; uneven
all over; all over the place; everywhere
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
being stuck between a rock and a hard place; being in a dilemma; being torn between conflicting demands
finally; in the end; on top of all that
declaration of war; proclamation of war
to rummage through; to ransack (e.g. a drawer); to throw into confusion; to disrupt; to upset
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
person concerned; interested party; related party
to extol; to sing the praises of; to celebrate; to declare; to stipulate; to express
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
act of terror; act of terrorism
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
ability to get things done