material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
one point; stitched ornament; small needlepoint design; relief pitcher brought in to face one batter
this family; our family; this house; we
gatekeeper; door guard; doorman; concierge; janitor
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
making a person, pet, etc. wait (before being permitted to do something); postponement; putting on hold
correction; revision; amendment
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to slip out; to sneak away; to break into the lead; to get ahead; to begin to fall out (e.g. hair); to break out (of a loop)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
trot; half run; jog; girl in charge of menial tasks in a samurai family
pursuer; pursuing party; posse
unidentifiable; unidentified
that day; the very same day
the way there; outbound leg; bound for ...; outbound ticket
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
12th day of the month; 12 days
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
throughout; all through; right through
to shake; to jolt; to rock (cradle); to swing
riding together; riding with
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
the latter; the second; successor; descendant
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to sit for an examination
right in the middle (of); midst; height
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
passing (an exam); pass; success; meeting (specifications, standards, etc.); passing (inspection); qualification
end; tip; extremities; rank and file; part of an organisation furthest from the centre
form (as opposed to substance); format; form; formality; form; mode