to backfire; to produce a result opposite to what was expected or intended
water pressure; hydraulic pressure
adhesive power; viscosity
lack of information; data deficiency
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
amount of loss; (total) losses
highest ever; record-high; highest on record
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
polite; respectful; reverent
soon; momentarily; before long; any time now
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. of a debate); excitement; soaring (of prices); shooting up
being concerned about or mindful of
value of one's property (assets); property (asset) value
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); Japanese bunching onion; green onion; spring onion; scallion
to be conceited; to be stuck up; to be full of oneself; to be cocky
courtesy call; going around to say hello (or goodbye) to everybody; making the rounds
make-up; makeup; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
ascetic monk; trainee monk
common knowledge; well-known fact
military service; serving in a war; taking part in a campaign
troublesome matter; burden; difficult task; chore; hassle
executive secretary; coordinator; organizer; person in charge of making arrangements
to attack; to go for; to come at; to pounce on; to jump on; to swoop down on
to be sluggish; to make little progress; to show little growth; to fail to improve; to level off; to not grow as much as expected
muscle fiber; muscle fibre
(only) one option; one possible choice
to break down (an opponent's defenses); to defeat; to knock out the opponent's pitcher (with consecutive base hits); to break (an established notion); to refute (e.g. a theory)
swordsmanship; line drawn by the tip of a sword when slashing
to make an incessant onslaught; to attack incessantly
supercompensation; overcompensation
to pin one's hope on; to look forward to; to look toward; to get one's hopes up
to appear to regret (an outcome, etc.); to seem bitter
(being) empty-handed; lapse of manners of paying a visit without taking a gift
blunder; (careless) mistake; error
just kidding; not!; ersatz; imitation; phony
unity; coherence; consistency; settlement; conclusion; closure