recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
to make up for; to compensate for; to indemnify; to recompense; to redeem (e.g. a fault); to atone for
before; previously; ahead; pardon me for leaving (before you)
after; post; ex-; after the fact; ex post
to join forces; to cooperate
seeing through (a trick, someone's mind, etc.)
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
undesirable friend; bad company; bad companion; partner-in-crime (i.e. good friend); close friend; buddy
same family (race, tribe)
uprooting; pulling up (a plant) by the roots; eradicating; rooting out; all (destroyed, stolen, etc.); completely
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
to be steamed (properly, e.g. rice); to be stuffy; to grow musty; to get close
thirst for blood; bloodlust; determination to kill
with a slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to pluck; to pick; to tear
to be embarrassed; to lose face
looking like a ...; acting as if a ...
all; wholly; entirely; completely; without exception
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
judgment; judgement; decision; verdict
to look after (often medically); to take care of
one party; one faction; one clique
defeat; loss; reverse; setback
four characters; four letters
inner glow or light; deep gloss or luster (lustre)
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
last moment; eleventh hour; platform made of dirt used to perform executions (decapitations) in the Edo period
revival from the brink of death; recovering from a hopeless situation; resuscitation; revitalization
indifferently; paying no attention (to); taking no notice (of)
partly open; in half bloom
wild; growing wild; living in the wild; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
rabbit; hare; coney; cony; lagomorph (esp. leporids)
vacant space; aperture; gap; opening
with a chuckle; with a giggle
exposure; laying bare; exposure; (media) exposure; appearance (on TV, in magazines, etc.)
equipping; installing; fitting; mounting; putting on
beyond comparison; incomparable
operating together; working together; being linked (to); being tied (to); being connected (with); interlocking
to wonder; to puzzle oneself about; to feel anxious about; to suspect; to doubt
with a splurt (of a liquid, esp. semen); spurting; gushing out