scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
(present) head of a family
general; popular; common; typical
minimum; lowest; minimal; at a minimum
proximity; nearness; being nearby; approaching; drawing near; coming close
combat techniques; combat skills; fighting techniques
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
April; fourth month in the lunar calendar
succession; continuation; series; sequence
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to be conspicuous; to stand out
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
blunder; fault; error; mistake; failure; disgrace
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
repeatedly; over and over again; fully (e.g. understand); very much; very well
knowledge; awareness; acceptance; consent; forgiving; pardoning
next term; next period; next version; next release
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
like; as; so that; in order that; be sure to; I hope (that)
another family; another house
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
secret; private; surreptitious
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to be caught; to be arrested; to hold on to; to grasp; to find (e.g. proof); to get (e.g. a taxi)
nice; likeable; desirable
please (give me); please (do for me)
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay