to treat (a guest); to receive; to entertain; to be hospitable to; to make welcome
service; duty; business; Buddhist religious services
hurriedly; in a hurry; hastily; in haste
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
introduction; presentation; referral; showcase (of a product)
to be clear (of a sight, sound, colour, etc.); to be bright; to be clear-headed; to be alert; to look upbeat; to be perky; to master (a skill)
while fumbling one's words; with a stutter
unreasonable request; asking for something unreasonable
what's the matter?; what's wrong?
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
exposed skin between top of knee-high socks and hemline of skirt
in good health; alive and well; going strong
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
proper; right; reasonable
winning over; placation; gentle persuasion
chattering (teeth); (frozen, worried) stiff; rigid (personality, thinking, etc.); inflexible; voracious (e.g. work, study); without slack or pause
hot-blooded; hot-headed; temperamental; impulsive
unreasonable; irrational; outrageous; absurd
curious; strange; unusual
malicious gossip; backbiting; speaking ill behind someone's back
after (a long process); at the end of; last line (of a renga)
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
24 hours; twenty-four hours
Federal Bureau of Investigation; FBI
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to discuss; to talk together
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
versus; against; to (e.g. score of 4 to 2, ratio of 3 to 1, vote of 320 to 180); toward ...; to ...; equal footing
military forces; army; troops; number of soldiers
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
letter (of an alphabet); character; writing
expressly; especially; specially; intentionally; deliberately; on purpose
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot