to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat; home page (of a website)
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent
not only ... (but also); not merely; as well as; furthermore; besides; moreover
medium (size); average (grade, level, etc.); in; within; during; while; currently (doing)
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to make (a thundering sound); to let resound; to make (one's name, etc.) widely known; to make (one's heart) pound; to throb
to arrive at (e.g. a decision); to reach (a stage); to lead to (a place); to get to; in the extreme case of; (arch.) to come
ordinary clothes (i.e. non-uniform); plain clothes; civilian clothes; plainclothes police officer
witnessing; observing; sighting
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service (US)
newsroom researcher; magazine researcher
shop; store; someone who sells (something) or works as (something); someone with a (certain) personality trait; house; roof
employee (of a store); shop assistant; clerk; salesperson
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
point card; loyalty card; reward card
(one's) exclusive use; private use; dedicated use; use for a particular purpose; exclusive use (of particular products); using only (e.g. a certain brand)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
thought; consideration; thinking
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
purple; violet; purple gromwell (Lithospermum erythrorhizon); red gromwell; soy sauce
the opposite sex; isomerism
prevailing view; common opinion; commonly accepted theory
definite; certain; decided; fixed; settled
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
sprinkling (of rain, salt, etc.); pattering; flipping (through a book, etc.); riffling; sparse; scattered