defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
argument based on emotion; sentimental argument
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
videodisc; videodisk; venereal disease; VD
hung up; hoist; denounced; severely criticised; kangaroo court
to squeeze out; to wring out
this sort of; of this kind; of the sort; such
self-conceit; self-satisfaction; self-righteousness; self-importance; complacency
official post; regular post; principal post (as opposed to secondary post); I (of someone in government or the civil service)
counter for rules; rule; regulation
washing; sashimi chilled in iced water
torture device; instrument of torture
youngster; neophyte; greenhorn
(secret) date; clandestine meeting; assignation; tryst; rendezvous
will; intent; desire; will; testament
executive committee or organ
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
good name; good reputation; your name
registry; entry; book-keeping; signature
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
to pray for the repose of somebody's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
reason; principle; general principle (as opposed to individual concrete phenomenon); (in neo-Confucianism) the underlying principles of the cosmos
flower offering; floral tribute; laying flowers
beginning; start; clue; lead; thread end
shell gathering (at low tide); clamming
dissatisfied-looking; looking discontented
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
whiz (e.g. projectile through air); swoosh; whoosh; whistling sound
concentration (e.g. of a solution); enrichment; condensation
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)