real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
battle formation; camp; encampment; group; gang; war
this and that; one thing or another
to seal (letter); to prevent; to forbid; to block
news; word; tidings; omen
conclusion; decision; end; settlement
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
causing concern; (lit.) bad for the heart
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
sound of something making firm contact with a flat surface
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
to have (urgent) business; to have something one needs to attend to; to have something one wants to say (to someone)
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
scattered; disperse; loose; disconnected; in pieces; in drops
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
desirable; hoped for; preferable; advisable
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to shrug (shoulders); to duck (head); to draw back (body)
to run past; to run by; to go too far ahead
the scruff or nape of the neck
concise; brief; succinct; compact (style)
secrecy; highly classified information
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
course; route; path; process; means
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
(social) class; rank; grade
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
managerial liability; executive responsibility; accountability
of course; certainly; naturally
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
to concern; to be related