tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to examine; to check; to inspect
knowing; (an) acquaintance
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
to boost; to force up; to push up
lower reaches (of a river); bottom; lower part; lower half (of the body, esp. the privates); feces (faeces); end
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
reason; significance; cause; piece of information that one has heard; I hear that ...; it is said that ...
response (felt in the hands); resistance; reaction; response; effect
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
immediately; right away; on the spot
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
way; method; means; effect; result; benefit
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
meeting (face-to-face); seeing; visit; interview
to make (someone) to meet; to let (someone) meet; to expose to; to subject to
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to manage; to settle; to dispose of; to deal with; to arrange
company; association; regional Chinese god of the earth (or a village built in its honour); counter for companies, shrines, etc.
blackmail; extortion; racketeering; blackmailer; extortionist
to happen to have on hand or in stock
reinstatement; reappointment
cooperation; collaboration
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
in a word; to put it briefly; to make a long story short
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
to be main; to be principal; to be important; to be conspicuous; to be prominent
programme; program; plans; arrangements
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
nevertheless; still; however; yet
cormorant (Phalacrocoracidae spp.)
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind