occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
underground train; subway
laying (a railroad, pipes, naval mines, etc.); construction
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
to be crazy about; to be infatuated with; to be obsessively devoted to
talk (of the town); rumour; rumor; gossip
other than; excluding; without
branch manager; manager of a branch office
to send back; to refer back
plant (i.e. equipment, machinery, etc.); plant; vegetation
tie-up negotiations; tie-up talks
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted (e.g. with a mission); to take on; to have a trace of; to be tinged with
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
correction; rectification; mending; repair
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
suffering; distress; hardship; trial
actor; actress; man of wits; clever person; cunning fellow
resignation; stepping down; retirement; retreat; decamping; withdrawal
mass communication; mass media
to flatter; to soft-soap; to sweet talk; to cajole; to instigate
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
by myself; in person; by oneself
elevated walkway through the audience to the stage (kabuki); honourable end to a career
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to refuse; to decline; to deny
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
one's own strength; one's own efforts; self-salvation
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
another meeting; meeting again; reunion
to turn towards; to point
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
style (of a work, author, artist, etc.); characteristics