blue (colour, color); sad; down (in the dumps)
formal dress; ceremonial dress; morning dress; evening dress; dress suit
to wear; to be dressed in; to be adorned in; to clad oneself with
troops; group members; team members
blank ammunition; blank cartridge
attendance; participation; presence
to burst into tears; to burst out crying; to begin to cry; to be moved to tears
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
to fall (e.g. blossoms, leaves); to scatter; to be dispersed; to disappear; to dissolve; to spread
to complete decisively; to do to completion
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
(not) in any way; in no way; at all; terribly; awfully; hopelessly
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse
to pile up; to accumulate; to estimate
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
to remain in memory (of sounds and words); to linger in one's ears
some people; a few people; several people
sounding; probing; probe; stylet; spy
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
to get impatient; to become irritated; to fret; to chafe
to break the ice; to broach a subject; to bring up a topic
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
dying at one's post; being killed in the line of duty
morale (of troops, team, etc.); esprit de corps
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
too much for one to handle; beyond one's capacity; unmanageable; uncontrollable; incorrigible; obstreperous
big; large; drastic; full-width cloth (approx. 72 cm wide for traditional Japanese clothing; approx. 140 cm wide for Western clothing)
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
increase (in an amount of money)
offering a full report to a superior
negative; passive; half-hearted; unmotivated
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
naturally; in due course; by itself; of its own accord
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
absurd; ridiculous; silly; ludicrous; nonsensical; asinine
general (civil engineering and construction) contractor