standing on formality; in a reserved manner; treating a friend as a stranger; unduly distant; formal
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
to bark; to howl; to howl (e.g. of the wind); to roar; to yell; to cry
frequency (esp. of waveforms)
joint together; opposite; facing
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to finger; to touch; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
copy; photocopy; blurb on a book jacket; catch copy
to scatter; to disseminate (e.g. a rumor); to spread (e.g. germs); to distribute widely (e.g. leaflets); to hand out freely; to spend recklessly
hard-to-do; difficult; tough; awkward; tricky
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to express (e.g. emotion in poetry); to read (extra meaning) into (something); to fetch (e.g. CPU inst.); to read (data into a system)
inconsistency; discord; conflict; discrepancy; contradiction; failure
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
leased line; private circuit; private line
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
to demarcate; to delimit; to divide (an area); to punctuate; to put an end to (e.g. a sentence); to insert pauses or breaks (e.g. when reading aloud)
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
pair; two kinds; two ways
reading; reading (of a kanji, esp. kun reading); reading (e.g. of a situation); insight
disappointed; dejected; disheartened; indignant; angry
from the beginning; without hesitation; flatly (e.g. refusing); entirely; completely
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to think (something) is improper; to question; to have a problem with
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
in the same way as; just like
to finger; to tamper (with)
riding together; sharing a car (taxi, etc.); doing in collaboration; backing of the same candidate by different political parties
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
disinformation; false information
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to blame; to find fault with
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
half; 50%; tie; 5 parts; 5%
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
reality; actuality; hard fact
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
to give a little chuckle; to let out a giggle
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
plus; addition; positive number; gain; advantage; anode