vote against; no vote; nay
mean; contemptible; despicable; dirty; foul; cowardly
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
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
frame; framework; border; box; limit; restriction; category
tightly (holding on); firmly; strongly (built); solidly; properly; well
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
from now; from the present moment; from this time forward; henceforth
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
writing on someone's behalf
suddenly and forcefully (e.g. jerk, poke, shove); in a single gulp; in one go
to push away; to push aside; to shove
PC; personal computer; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
ago; since; before; previous
to close up; to shut up (e.g. behind doors); to cut off (e.g. because a deadline has expired); to close off (e.g. subscription list)
to the limit; to the fullest extent; absolutely the limit; one cup after another; cup by cup
junior high school student; middle school pupil
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
journal; magazine; periodical
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
adjustment; tweaking; improvement; modification; tinkering; minor alteration
since then; from that time; ever since
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to that extent; accordingly; that being the case; that state; that condition
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
even so; however; still; whereupon; even though; nevertheless
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
to cross over; to cross; to pass through; to exceed; to surpass; to be more (than)
et cetera; etc.; and the like; and so forth
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
this is why; this means; it is the case that