to start; to start up; to embark on; to get going; to commence
baton (relay, orchestral conducting, etc.)
rouge (esp. lip rouge); lipstick
expedition; (military) campaign; tour (by a sports team, performer, etc.); visit
to be injured; to sustain a wound
lame; lameness; mismatched (e.g. odd shoes)
to grow up; to become an adult; to become big; to grow in size
finding employment; getting a job
to invite; to ask; to beckon; to wave someone in; to call in; to send for
publicity; advertisement; advertising; propaganda
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to live through; to survive
a pair (of shoes or socks)
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
to be summoned (i.e. of a geisha, by a customer); to be offered (the job of ...); to be invited (to do ...)
Lawrence; Laurence; Laurens
having; holding; wear; durability; charge; expense
January; first month of the lunar calendar
holding two or more positions concurrently
den; haunt; hangout; nest; lair
ironically enough; as irony would have it; in a nice little twist
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
speedy; as rapid as possible; as soon as possible
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
mat; canvas (boxing, wrestling)
righteye flounder (any fish of family Pleuronectidae)
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; means of transportation
pachinko swindler; pachinko scammer