control; bringing under control; settling (a matter); putting in order
polish; burnishing; improvement; becoming more skilled
becoming turbid; becoming muddy; becoming muddled (of thoughts, senses, etc.); growing dim (of consciousness); disorder; chaos
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
deck (of a ship); deck (attached to a building); platform (at the end of a railway passenger car); vestibule; observation deck (esp. at an airport); tape deck; deck (of cards)
economy; economics; finance; (one's) finances; being economical; economy
elegant; refined; polished; high-quality goods; first-class article
I'm off (and will be back later); see you later; to go (and then come back)
glasses; eyeglasses; judgment; judgement; four-eyes
since our last meeting; since we parted
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes; ruler and ruled
being very busy; busyness
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
telephone call; telephone (device)
to lead; to take the lead (in doing something); to precede; to go before; to die before (esp. one's spouse, parents, etc.); to be a prerequisite
call; visit; inquiry; enquiry; question
to hesitate to; to waver; to be hesitant about
reason; circumstances; grounds; because of; due to; as a result of
palpitation (of the heart); pounding; throbbing; thumping
in-house; (on) the grounds; (in) the premises; hall; theatre; theater
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
advance warning; previous notice; prior announcement; herald; harbinger; forerunner
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
decision; determination; resolution
to sink (into one's seat, etc.); to leap to one's death (by drowning); to be reduced to (esp. working as a prostitute)
to lock (a door, etc.); to lock up
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
to turn aside adroitly; to dodge
wild; uninhibited; extravagant; rampant
to glare at; to scowl at; to glower at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully
bet; wager; stake; gamble
warm; mild; (pleasantly) hot
feel; touch; manner (towards others); most impressive part; best part; beginning
just because; even if; even though
road approaching a shrine