guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
pending question; unresolved problem
election; selection; choice
conspicuously; noticeably; remarkably; especially; particularly
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
private; informal; among one's people (group, friends)
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
suddenly; casually; accidentally; incidentally; unexpectedly; unintentionally
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
way of talking; speaking style
ESPer; one who has ESP (extrasensory perception)
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
to join; to be put together; to combine; to unite; to fit; to close (e.g. of a wound)
sparkle of one's eyes; insight; discernment; penetration
to pin the enemy down; to glare another down (and render impotent)
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
halting (speech); faltering; stammering
to make a sound with one's throat; to purr (cat)
to be solved; to be resolved; to loosen; to come untied; to be removed (of restrictions); to be lifted (e.g. a ban)
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
trembling from fear; trembling all over
to look away; to avert one's eyes
temporary; transient; trifling; slight; negligent
reconciliation; amicable settlement; court-mediated settlement; (arch.) translation of a foreign language into Japanese
drama; play; powerful drug
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
preference; priority; precedence
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
overlooking; turning a blind eye
claim; insistence; assertion; advocacy; emphasis; contention
lawfulness; propriety; reasonableness; appropriateness; legality; legitimacy
by all rights; legally speaking; properly speaking