before; previously; ahead; Pardon me for leaving (before you)
colour usage; color usage; use of colour
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
flavour; flavor; taste; charm; appeal; interest
emotional attachment; attitude (expressing emotion); meditative pose (e.g. an actor); posing for effect
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
guard; security (officer); guardsman
now that; since; so long as; because
emperor (of Japan); mikado
garden (esp. man-made); orchard; park; place; location
change; modification; alteration; revision; amendment
to sniff out; to get wind of
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
next; secondly; subsequently
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
(right of) representation; right to represent (e.g. a company)
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
to take over; to capture; to seize; to hijack (vehicle, account, etc.)
starting line; starting point
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
point of compromise; common ground
whereabout; about where; how much
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
bureau director; office chief
house where the family is out
incidentally; taking the opportunity; while (you) are at it; on the occasion
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
happiness; blessedness; luck; luckily; fortunately
overseas territories; outlying areas
bachelor's life; life of a bachelor
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
second marriage; remarriage
to weigh on one's mind; to trouble one's heart; to be concerned about; to worry about
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
warm welcome; friendly reception; hospitality; entertainment
completion; conclusion; perfect (tense, form, aspect)