outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of one's arrival); invitation
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
ordinary; sensible; commonplace
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
familiarity with the land; locality or terrain (usually associated with knowing or feeling the locality)
to fall ill; to be taken ill
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
waterway; channel; wake (of a ship)
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to try and draw someone out; to fish for information; (for a shrine maiden) to present water to spirits while invoking them; to offer water before a grave
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
although at this late hour; now, although it is too late; afresh; anew; again
to offer; to propose; to suggest; to put forward; to request; to ask (for)
product; produce; result; fruit
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
chief; main; principal; major
valuable; worthwhile; worthy; worth doing
consideration; examination; investigation; study; scrutiny; discussion
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
stronghold; inner citadel; base; headquarters
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
assistant ...; probationary ...
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
to accompany; to go hand in hand with; to be consequent upon; to be accompanied by; to bring with; to take with
ability; capacity; capability; physical strength
exceptional; unusual; special; especially; exceptionally; unusually
to insert; to interrupt; to slip in a word; to harbor (e.g. doubts); to harbour
to teach thoroughly; to instill (into); to instil; to inculcate; to drum (into); to drill (into)