contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
laying the groundwork; behind-the-scenes maneuvering; consensus-building process; digging around the roots of a tree (before transplanting)
annulment; abolition; repeal; rescission
thump-thump; bang-bang; pit-a-pat; to beat fast (of one's heart); to throb; to pound
omitting crucial steps; cutting corners; intentional negligence; tenuki; taking the initiative by ignoring the opponent's last move and playing somewhere else (in go)
strong point; merit; virtue; advantage
defect; demerit; weak point; disadvantage
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
to hide; to be hidden; to conceal oneself; to disappear
height (of body); stature
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
acting rashly; running wildly; runaway (process); reckless baserunning
to ask for instructions; to ask for someone's opinion; to inquire of; to invoke an oracle; to consult an oracle
what would (you) do?; what to do about it
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
preventing (someone) from leaving; confinement; keeping indoors; being stranded; grounding
apart from that; to return to the topic; enough of that
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
to lower one's voice; to speak with a hushed voice
nonsense; silly talk; drivel; rubbish
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to rebuke; to scold; to tell off; to question persistently (in order to criticize or find fault with somebody)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
now that; since; so long as; because
to be damaged; to receive damage
uneasy feeling; sense of anxiety; malaise
to ask after (someone's health); to visit; to attack; to strike; to meet with misfortune
programme; program; plans; arrangements
it is easier to do something than worry about it; fear overruns the danger; (lit.) it is easier to bear (a child) than to worry about it
such; like that; in that way
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
that; the matter in question
everyday; always; at all times; frequently