-off (price reduction); discount; -coated; -plated
firm; strong; unbending; unyielding; uncompromising; stubborn
treatment (of a person); dealing with
lax; lenient; lukewarm; slow; sluggish
to have a lot of influence (in); to have clout (with); to be influential; to have contacts (in)
not funny; not a laughing matter; not a joke
to pray for the repose of someone's soul; to pray for the souls of the departed
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
almost every day; almost daily
to get excited; to get hyped up; to become happy; to get in a good mood
tightly packed; full to capacity; jam-packed
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
to be prominent; to be conspicuous; to stand out; to be outstanding; to be remarkable; to be striking
bright and beautiful; gorgeous; showy; prosperous; flourishing; thriving
stepwise; one step at a time
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
jump; plunge; dive; appearing without an appointment; bursting in; arriving unannounced
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to leverage (skills, attributes, experience, etc.); to restore (a deleted passage; in proofreading)
to run out of breath; to be short of breath; to run out of steam; to be unable to continue; to die
to slide; to glide; to slip; to skid; to be slippery; to fail (an examination); to lose (a position)
to cut down (grass, etc.; by swinging a sickle, scythe, etc.); to mow
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
ugh; yuck; ick; blech; damn; crap
joints; points (of a speech)
thorough (criticism, defeat, etc.); utter; serious
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
doll; puppet; marionette; puppet (person under the control of another); straw man; yes-man
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
Gigantes; Gigant (manga series)
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
dizzying (speed, changes, etc.); rapid; drastic; bewildering; hectic; bustling (e.g. world)
to leap back; to jump back
to exchange (messages, greetings, arguments, etc.); to intersect; to cross; ... with one another; ... to each other
almost; very nearly; only just; barely; just in time
camera shake; picture blur; deviation; slight shifting
both; together; jointly; simultaneously
to recommend; to endorse (e.g. a candidate); to infer (from); to deduce; to think (something) through; to ponder deeply
large container; person of great talent