pressure; clamping; tightening; fastening
to become loose; to slacken (e.g. rope); to become less tense; to relax; to slacken (e.g. coldness, supervision); to become lax; to become softer (e.g. ground, facial expression)
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
interesting; fascinating; amusing; funny; enjoyable; fun
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to receive; to take; to get someone to do something; to have in one's pocket (a fight, match); to contract (a disease); to catch
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
had better ...; had better not ...
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
periodic; regular; routine
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to head out (for); to head (to); to go (to); to leave (for)
prime minister; premier; chancellor
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
implication; nuance; shade of meaning; connotation
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
one day; all day (long); the whole day; first day of the month
2nd day of the month; two days
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
Moon; month; moonlight; (a) moon; natural satellite
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
question and answer session
than; rather than; instead of; from; out of; except
understanding; comprehension; appreciation; sympathy
to deepen; to heighten; to intensify
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
reason; grounds; pretext; excuse; motive
state; condition; situation; appearance; circumstances
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
to go out to meet; to receive; to call for; to summon; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to take (e.g. a wife)
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...