to be treated to a meal; to be given a meal
malignant tumor; malignant tumour
malignant (cancer); virulent; pernicious (anemia, anaemia)
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
(private) secretary; treasured book; secret book
opposite side; bottom; rear; back; lining; inside; in the shadows
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
fee; charge; rate; material
intensive care unit; ICU; interface control unit
air con; air conditioner; air conditioning
just above; right overhead
urgent; pressing; immediate; urgently; promptly; at once
interior design; interior; upholstery
foothold; footing; toehold; stepping stone
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
Harbour Ward (e.g. in Tokyo)
in spite of; regardless of
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
sounding continuously (phone, alarm, etc.)
to leave alone; to leave as is; to ignore; to neglect
mass communication; mass media
to advance on; to close in; to march on; to descend on (the enemy); to move towards; to surge forward (crowd, wave of nostalgia, wave, etc.)
to sniff out; to get wind of
space; room; vacancy; opening; free time; time to spare
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
foreign; abroad; overseas
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
scaffold; scaffolding; foothold; footing; foothold (e.g. in business); foundation
desk pad; sheet of plastic (or cardboard, felt, etc.) placed under writing paper; being pinned under; being caught under; model; pattern
through; throughout; in the course of; all over or throughout (e.g. a place)
(another's) daughter; young lady
comparatively; relatively
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
injured person; wounded person; casualty
to come alive; to get going; to start to move