habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
flagrante delicto; caught red-handed
substitute (actor); stand-in; fill-in; understudy; double
staff officer; military staff; adviser; counselor; counsellor
to fill in a hole; to plug a gap (money, personnel, etc.); to make up for a deficiency; to cover a deficit
collapse; crumbling; breaking down; (radioactive) decay; disintegration
going off to urinate together
very popular; highly favoured
noisy; loud; boisterous; turbulent; unsettled; restless
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into; to stick to; to cling to; to hold on to
sidelong glance; short grain (paper); kanji "net" radical at top
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
hard-liners; diehards; hawks
being settled; coming to a conclusion
accidental; incidental; occasional; casual
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
sticking to one thing (method, principle, objective, etc.); never deviating from; persisting with; one's sole talent; one's only forte
lending (money, commodities, etc.); finance; loan; adaptability; versatility; flexibility
to become possible; to become able to (do)
natural accompaniment; inseparable pair; inevitable aspect (of something); part and parcel; supplementary printed insert (in a book or magazine); appendix
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
up to now; so far; traditional; conventional; usual
approval; acceptance; toleration
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
and (also); both ... and; as well as
meeting; assembly; association; conjunction
secret meeting; clandestine meeting
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
persistence; single-mindedness; sticking to one point; always making the same bet
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
a long time ago; long ago
sorry; apologetic; remorseful
since; henceforth; ever since
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
thank you; thanks; much (thanks); very (sorry); quite; really; somehow
pleasant; agreeable; comfortable; refreshing