hateful; abominable; poor-looking; amazing; fantastic; admirable
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
to face on; to look out on to
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded
item; commodity; list of articles
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to comb out; to brush; to untangle; to unravel
careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
index finger; forefinger; second toe
unfavourable comparison; unfavorable comparison
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to pile up; to heap up; to stir up; to enliven; to bring to a climax
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
that's true; of course; obviously
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
mild; calm; gentle; quiet; congenial; amicable
to begin; to set about; to start
excuse me for disturbing (interrupting) you; greeting used when entering someone's home
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
to arrange (one's) shoes (e.g. in a genkan)
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
previous day; day before; eve; prior day; preceding day
stealthily; secretly; in secret
buying; shopping; buyer; purchase
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
until something reaches the very limit; until the very last minute; up to the breaking point
preparation; arrangements
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence