startup; booting up; activation; starting (e.g. engine, computer); launch
front and rear; before and after; order; sequence; consequences; context
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
to entice; to tempt; to invite someone to join in
bed; bedding; sickbed; alcove; riverbed; seedbed; straw "core" of a tatami mat
exactly; just; precisely; punctually; exactly on time
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
to carry around; to be roundabout (speech, actions, etc.); to be indirect
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
tedious; boring; being fed up with
crawling on all fours; being on all fours; being on one's hands and knees
just like; exactly like; as if; (do) just like ...; (be) virtually like ...; as if it were ...
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
centimeter; centimetre; centi-; 10^-2; sentimental
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
unable to put up any resistance; unable to put up a fight; not standing a chance (against)
top of the shoulders; tip of the shoulder; collar
excitement; stimulation; agitation; pride; haughtiness; arrogance
drawing a sword; drawn sword
tough; stubborn; determined; severely; heavily; hard
striking with the back of the sword
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
thirst for knowledge; intellectual thirst
dealing with; coping with
(method of) treatment; therapy; remedy; cure
soggy; soaked; crushed (out of shape); crumpled; messy; untidy
crying face; face of a person who is crying
polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to be at a loss; to rack one's brains in vain; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
near oneself; close to one; familiar
as soon as possible; ASAP
to break a promise; to go back on one's word; to renege
tenant (esp. of an apartment); occupant; resident (e.g. of a nursing home)
another (person); the other person; one more (person)
trouble; bother; annoyance
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)