to accompany; to follow; to keep up with
study; diligence; discount; reduction
older brother; elder brother; young man; buddy; fella
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
aid; assistance; help; cheering; rooting (for); support
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
to stick up (hair, etc.); to stand up straight; to stand up abruptly; to jump to one's feet; to stand in one place, doing nothing in particular; to stand around
latest; most recent; nearest (in time)
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
copier; copy machine; photocopier
sales; selling; marketing
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
to lurk; to be hidden; to be concealed; to lie dormant; to be latent
railway track; railway line; railroad; railway; track; line
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
alongside a railway line, bus route, major thoroughfare, etc.
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
to give directions; to issue instructions
to be satisfied; to find peace of mind; to feel good
absolutely every little bit; everything from A to Z; systematically; thoroughly; one after another
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
(at a rate of) once a month; 10 percent monthly interest
work; book; (a book) by; obvious; striking
palace; tonic (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); ancient Chinese punishment (castration for men, or confinement for women); zodiacal sign
somehow; for some reason; without knowing why
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to threaten; to make threats
time; hour; period; class
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
counter for places, parts, passages, etc.