rank; ranking order; hierarchy
(private) investigation company; research agency
questionnaire; survey; poll
maintenance; conservatism; conservativeness; conservation
person of doubtful origin
ageing; aging; senile deterioration
used to indicate respect for the listener (or reader)
changing again and again; seesawing back and forth; being in a state of flux
to act as a go-between (for); to mediate; to arrange; to entertain (guests); to treat; to receive
calling out to someone with love or good will; phone call to a loved one; fervent request; heartfelt appeal
whirlwind tour; one-day trip
occasional; infrequent; rare
tip-off (to the authorities); information (on); anonymous report
following (a precedent, former policy, etc.); continuing with; sticking to; observing
girl; baby girl; schoolgirl; girl pupil
latest work (e.g. book, film); newest work; most recent work
haunted house (attraction)
timidly; nervously; with nervous diffidence; trembling with fear
hard to see; indistinct; obscure; illegible
skewering; skewered food; piercing (and killing; with a spear, etc.); impaling; running through
white clothing; white robes (worn for Shinto rituals, funerals, etc.)
willow (any tree of genus Salix); weeping willow (Salix babylonica)
crash; smash; crunch; bang
basic policy; fundamental policy; fundamental plan of action
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
going off course; going out of bounds
apt to think; tend to think
flooring the gas pedal; pedal to the metal
protector (e.g. chest); guard
quadrilateral; quadrangle; tetragon
secret plan; secret scheme; secret stratagem; secret method
driving skill; one's skill as a driver