fixed date; settlement date
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
your husband; her husband
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
fixed date; appointed day
space; interval; space character; whitespace
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
sharp increase; sudden rise
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
relief; mitigation; alleviation; relaxation (of restrictions, tensions, etc.); easing; softening
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
stamina; endurance; physical strength; strength of an organization (e.g. profitability, productivity, economic clout, stability, growth potential)
incessant working; working non-stop
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
mental aspect; mental side
consideration; taking into account
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
programme; program; plans; arrangements
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
learning by ear; memory of having heard something before
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
best; extra-fine; exceptionally; extraordinarily; jumping and slashing (e.g. at an enemy)
unexpected; unforeseen; strange
from the beginning; from scratch
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
the usual; as it always is; said; that (previously-mentioned person or object); (arch.) in the usual way
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
declining; refusal; rejection; announcement; notice
sweetly (smiling); broadly (grinning)
reprimand; rebuke; reproach; scolding
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
quarter; a fourth; square (piece of) cloth
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
half; semi-; half-past; odd number; (arch.) unit of land area (595.8 m^2)
to stifle a smile, yawn, etc.; to bite to death