control; management (e.g. of a business)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
readiness; preparedness; attitude; kanji "vapor" radical
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
headlong rush; rushing recklessly
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
spirit; soul; drive; vigor; vigour
to drift; to float; to waft (e.g. a scent); to hang in the air; to be in the air (e.g. a feeling or mood); to wander; to walk around aimlessly
inevitable; necessary; certain; inevitability; necessity
conscription; (military) draft; (compulsory) enlistment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
disturbance; perturbation; derangement
anticipation; expectation; plan; preparation
apparently; appears to be
storehouse; warehouse; godown
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
tobacco; cigarette; cigaret; tobacco plant (Nicotiana tabacum)
friendly chat; pleasant chat; lighthearted talk; friendly conversation
to be ill; to suffer from; to worry about; to be concerned about; to have trouble doing ...; to be unable to ...
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
paradise; heaven; Kingdom of Heaven
to break the rules; to violate the rules; to infringe the rules
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
off the mark; off base; misdirected; irrelevant
going through great pains in vain
camouflage; disguise; pretense; feigning; masquerade
information bureau; intelligence department
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
degree; extent; (health) condition; state of health; adjustment; moderation; addition and subtraction
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
to bring down (an animal, opponent, etc.); to kill; to shoot dead; to shoot down
loading; charging; filling