clear; precise; definite; distinct
stimulation (e.g. of an economy); revitalization (e.g. of a town); rejuvenation; activation
aim (of a gun, bow, etc.); aim; object; objective
to lock up; to shut up; to imprison
to desire; to want; to expect (of someone); to hope for; to see; to command (a view of)
important; essential; significant; major; key; principal
to add (numbers); to add (something); to top up (with something); to take care of (e.g. one's business)
pull; patronage; tug; room to move the camera back; drawing back; pulling back
principle; general rule; as a rule; in principle; in general
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
(what) the heck; (why) in the world; one object; one body; one form; one style; one Buddhist image
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
accurate; correct; precise; exact
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
program (of events, music, etc.); programme; program (booklet); brochure; (computer) program; programming
had better ...; had better not ...
I see; that's right; indeed
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
roundabout (e.g. expression); indirect (reference, criticism, etc.); oblique
denial; negation; negation; NOT operation
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
to some extent; to a certain extent
fair; impartial; just; fairness; impartiality; justice
to anticipate; to expect; to place confidence in; to put trust in; to find promising; to see good prospects (in)
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
part; assigning (allotment of) parts; role; duties
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
completely empty; penniless; flat broke
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
fishing; collecting shells; fisherman; fisher
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
workshop; studio; atelier
suppression (of a rebellion, civil war, etc.); restoration of law and order; subjugation; conquering
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
to collect; to assemble; to gather