rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
request; commission; entrusting (with a matter); dependence; reliance
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
safety; security; safely; without incident; good health; inaction
all present; all concerned; all of us
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
shop, bar, etc. where live jazz, pop, rock, etc. is performed; live music club
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
girl; daughter; baby girl; young woman
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
ogre; demon; spirit of a deceased person; ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.); it (in a game of tag, hide-and-seek, etc.); Chinese "ghost" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); very
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
difficult to ...; hard to ...
place near the mountains; hilly section of a city (e.g. Tokyo, Kobe, Yokohama)
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
unasked for; unnecessary; uninvolved
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
generation; the world; the age
to sing; to sing (one's praises in a poem, etc.); to compose a poem; to recite a poem
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do