demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
to cram; to stuff; to jam; to squeeze; to compress; to pack
to accept; to receive (an application); to (be able to) take (food, medicine, etc.); to bear; to be affected by; to take damage from
no matter how you put it; whatever the circumstances may be; say what you like; no matter how you look at it
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
hey there; I say; see here
being deeply moved emotionally; excitement; passion; inspiration; deep emotion; strong impression
to well up (of tears, anger, joy, etc.); to surge up (within oneself); to rise; to feel nauseated; to feel sick
to imagine; to picture; to figure; to see
of the time; at the time; of the hour; in vogue; sought after
great difference; major mistake
scene; view; prospect; outlook
condominium (usu. mid or high-rise); apartment building; apartment house; block of flats; apartment; flat
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
to relax; to feel at home
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
overnight stay; stopover; inn; hotel; anchorage; night duty
including; inclusive of; komi; extra points given to the white player as compensation for playing second (in go)
pivot; vital point; cornerstone; Japanese photinia
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
tower; steeple; spire; stupa; pagoda; dagoba
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
here and there; all around; everywhere; to get things in the wrong order (back to front); to become muddled up
flame; blaze; fire; attack; aggression
near; close; beside; vicinity; proximity; besides
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
(at) a glance; (judging from) appearances
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally