slander; bad-mouthing; abuse; insult; speaking ill (of)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
regular customer; valued client
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
concentration; focusing; convergence; within a collection of works
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
designation; specification; assignment; appointment; pointing at
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
hollow; cavity; hole; cave
house of parliament (congress, diet, etc.); graduate school; postgraduate school; institution (often medical); institutional building; sub-temple; minor temple building
specialist shop; shop specializing in a few types of product
impossible; unlikely; improbable
gofer; dogsbody; person who is made to do things or get things for someone else
to bring out (the effect of); to put to good use; to make use of (e.g. threats); to use (tact, wit, etc.); to exercise; to display
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
cone (e.g. pine, hemlock)
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
right?; don't you think?; don't you agree?
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
arrangement; good offices; discretion; judgment; disposition
steering; helmsman; coxswain; guidance; leadership; leader
perfect; complete; flawless
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
Washington, DC (United States); Washington (US state)
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
last week; the week before
hurriedly; in a hurry; in haste; (arch.) sudden
and; thereupon; because of that
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to see through; to see into (someone's heart, mind, etc.); to perceive; to find out; to detect
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to put to sleep; to lay (something) on its side