effect; efficacy; virtue; benefit
boasting; big talk; bombast; Australian English
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
special; auspicious; happy; naive; innocent; good-natured
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
poison; toxicant; harm; evil influence; ill will; spite
favourite dish (favorite); favourite food
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
arguing back and forth; bandying words; verbal tug-of-war
likes and dislikes; pickiness (about food); choosiness; fussiness; tastes; preferences
a little while later; for a little while; some time later; for some time; presently
to throw into; to toss into
brow; glabella; middle forehead; area between the eyebrows
to use up all one's strength
violent; furious; extreme; intense; fervent; vehement
(short) rest; breather; break
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
(musical) time; tempo; beat; the moment; the instance; chance
(sense of) taste; counter for food, drink, medicine, etc.
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
very fast; in a twinkle; before one's eyes
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
counter for rules; rule; regulation
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to launch; to shoot up; (of waves) to dash; to wash up (ashore); to finish (e.g. a theater run, sumo tournament); to close
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling