(a) little; somewhat; somehow
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to solicit; to demand; to extort
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
government office; public office
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
threatening letter; intimidating letter
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour
until now; so far; up to the present
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
how; in what way; how about
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
in name only; titular; nominal
news coverage; collecting data (e.g. for an article); covering (something for media); interview
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
person concerned; interested party; related party
considerably; fairly; quite
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
manly; masculine; like a man
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
same; identical; equal; anyway; anyhow; in either case
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
shift; move; (work) shift; work schedule; gearshift; changing gears
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
it is assuredly that ...; can say with confidence that ...; did not ...