to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
to entangle; to entwine; to pick a quarrel; to find fault; to be involved with; to be influenced by
industrial spy; industrial espionage
persuasiveness; powers of persuasion; cogency
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to calculate; to compute; to deduce; to infer; to conclude
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
final; eventual; ultimate
trial; judgement; judgment
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
interior; inside; internal
escape; flight; running away; elopement; fleeing
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
secret investigation; private enquiry; private inquiry; reconnaissance; scouting
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
it is I who should say so
northern goshawk (Accipiter gentilis); female hawk (or falcon); falconry (using a northern goshawk)
Nikkei (newspaper, share index)
future prospects; promise
to overdo something (speed, exertion, etc.)
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
and yet; though; when; in spite of
ace (playing card); ace (of a team); leading player; ace; hotshot; ace (serve)
company director; board member
whole; all; general; gross; entire; overall
tearing; ripping; crunching; munching; stiff; starchy; (working) hard
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
traction; towing; hauling; driving (e.g. economic growth)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
entering a room; studying under a Buddhist teacher