to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
spread (e.g. of a disease); rampancy; infestation; proliferation; being widespread
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to wash again; to reconsider
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
no matter what it takes; by any means necessary; at all costs; by hook or by crook
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
drizzling (rain); blearily; weakly (blinking); dejectedly; gloomily
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
indication; expression; display; displaying; representation; (copyright) attribution
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
unaltered; unedited; unamended; uncensored; unexpurgated
digital versatile disc; DVD
therapeutic agent; remedy; medicine; drug; cure
affidavit; deposition; testimony
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
to live; to make a living; to get on with
clientele; customer stratum
antenna; thing or method used to collect information or opinions
to profit; to get; to have (bear, beget) a child; to have a stroke of luck
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
to spend time (on doing something)
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
entering (the marketplace); introducing (something) to the market; access; visiting a high-class or noble individual
to keep company; to listen to; to associate with; to play against (e.g. a team); to take on (e.g. a rival)
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say it all; to finish one's sentence