pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
to pretend to be tough; to put on a brave front; to whistle in the dark; to bluff
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
to run to; to come running; to rush (someplace); to hasten
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
in proportion to; just as much as
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
this is not the time (for that); that's out of the question right now
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
without; but if; otherwise; or else
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
to soften; to calm down; to be eased; to be mitigated; to subside; to abate
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
beforehand; in advance; previously
going out; outing; leaving (one's home, office, etc.)
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
surgery; department of surgery (hospital, etc.)
station; office; guardroom
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
3 o'clock; afternoon snack (eaten around 3 o'clock); three ages of Buddhism (following the death of Gautama Buddha; age of the true law, age of the copied law, and age of the degeneration of the law); three ages of the dharma
turnout (of people); start (e.g. race, campaign, term of office); constant forward movement; initial charge
to sprain; to twist; to dampen (enthusiasm); to discourage; to dishearten
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
return of something; repayment
incident resulting in injury
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
one end; an end; part; fragment
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance