important point; emphasis; iteration mark; colon (punctuation)
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
thickness; profundity; depth; thickness; strong and tight group or wall of stones
rot; decay; erosion; corrosion; etching; rust
replay speed; playback speed; refresh rate
under the veranda; under the floor; out of sight; in the background; unnoticed
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
feather; plume; wing; blade (of a fan, propeller, etc.); shuttlecock (in badminton); shuttlecock (in hanetsuki); arrow feathers
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; one's forte
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
view; opinion; finding; findings
to brush off; to shake off
to extend; to expand; to spread out
casually; nonchalantly; easily; without difficulty; as if nothing had happened
someone (something) not to be trifled with
stickiness; viscosity; tenacity; persistence
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
performing without rehearsal; doing impromptu
in a day; in a brief space of time
flat-tasting; bland; lacking in flavor; dull; flat; unimaginative
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)
grilling on a skewer; spit-roasting
point (of a question, story, etc.); hold; grip
machination; secret plan; plot; trick up one's sleeve
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
all over (the place); throughout; everywhere; every inch; every part; from head to toe
to have a meal; to take a meal
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
cannot avoid doing; cannot help but (do); is compelled to do; (feel) obliged to (do); has to do
atonement (for one's sins); expiation; making amends; making up for (a misdeed)
stoic; stoical; self-disciplined; abstemious; Stoic (philosopher)
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
to be evident; to be obvious; to understand completely