research and development; R&D
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
prey; catch; kill; spoils; trophy; loot
there (place relatively near listener); there (place just mentioned); that place; then (of some incident just spoken of); that (of point just raised); (arch.) you
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
lightly (floating, drifting, etc.); buoyantly; soft; fluffy; unsteadily; flightily
consent; assent; understanding; agreement; comprehension; grasp
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
(not even) an inch; (not even) a little bit; (lit.) one millimeter
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
chime; bell (e.g. doorbell)
thank you for your hard work; good work; see you; goodbye; goodnight
tension; mental strain; nervousness
at last; finally; barely; narrowly; just
to take (a photo); to record (video, audio, etc.); to make (a film)
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
deterioration; degradation; drop in quality; becoming unattractive (because of aging)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
simply; merely; only; solely
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
wrong; different; not like that
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference