to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
breakup (of a ceremony, wedding, party, meeting, etc.); closure
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
to use tact; to exercise discretion; to be tactful; to be thoughtful; to have the sense (to do); to take a hint
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
wick; marrow; core; heart; pistil (of a flower); stamen
heating; application of heat
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
shape; appearance; collateral; obverse of an old "zeni" coin
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
foundation (garment, cream, etc.)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
may their soul rest in peace
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to sever; to cut off; to suppress; to eradicate; to abstain (from); to give up
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule