question; inquiry; enquiry
pink (colour, color); peach
index finger; forefinger; first (occ. second) finger; second toe
to look slightly doubtful; to look puzzled; (lit.) to bend one's head slightly to one side
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
seeing things in a favourable light (favorable)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
idiot; moron; stupid; foolish; trivial; insignificant; malfunctioning
what kind of; what sort of; what
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
single word; a few words; brief comment
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
one by one; one after another; successively
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
(how) many times; (how) often
weapon; arms; (lit.) shield and spear; fighting; war
to mix; to combine; to exchange (words, fire, etc.); to cross (e.g. swords); to join together
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
accession to the throne; enthronement
the front; honest; upright; decent
exchange (e.g. cultural); interchange; interaction; alternating current; AC
that country; (arch.) nirvana
taking over (e.g. store or family's headship); subrogation; substitution of one person for another (usu. a creditor)
queen; female monarch; queen consort; consort of a king; queen; princess
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
sign; indication; omen; symptom
restoration; repair; mending
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
price; cost; value; worth; value
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
when it becomes; when it comes to
rather than; more ... than ...
appropriate; suitable; fitting; apt; proper; right
fear; dread; fright; terror; trepidation; panic
readiness; (mental) preparedness; resolution; determination; resignation (to one's fate)
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
to perceive; to grasp (the situation)
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
dispatch of troops; despatch of troops; expedition
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to fill (with); to be filled with; to express (an emotion); to project (sadness, joy, etc.); to wear (e.g. a smile)