black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
Bombay (old name for Mumbai)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to turn; to rotate; to go around; to circle; to make the rounds (of); to go around (several places); to go by way of
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
Mediterranean Sea; Mediterranean sea (oceanography)
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to concentrate one's effort (on something)
that; the matter in question
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
to take lessons in; to be taught; to learn (from a teacher); to study (under a teacher); to get training in
there is no need to ...; never happens; there is never a time when
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
the world in general; society; convention
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
absolutely normal; perfectly commonplace; taken for granted
still more; to say nothing of; not to mention; still less
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
quiet; silent; slow; unhurried; calm; peaceful
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)