establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
function; facility; faculty; feature
hello (e.g. on phone); excuse me! (when calling out to someone)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sleepy; drowsy; somnolent
to push (something) against
silence (not speaking); muteness
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
second (unit of time); arc second
irresponsible; perfunctory; lukewarm; half-baked; reasonable; moderate
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
scheme; tactic; stratagem; trick
like this; this sort; this way
to plan; to form a plan; to scheme; to envision; to intend to do
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to take the form (of); to assume a shape
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
fourth day of the month; four days
it is no exaggeration to say; it is not too much to say
report; return (e.g. tax); statement; declaration; notification; filing