multilateral; many-sided; diversified
direction; district; area; field (e.g. of study); sphere; quarter
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
lesson; precept; teachings; moral
carelessly (throwing, tossing, etc.); nonchalantly; casually
pretending not to recognize (recognise); feigned ignorance
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
(sound of one's) heartbeat
retribution; retributive justice; karma; just deserts; poetic justice; reward and punishment for one's past behavior
to view the past with nostalgia
to become desperate; to give in to despair
for dear life; barely escaping alive
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
self-defense; self-defence
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
postman; mailman; letter carrier; mail carrier
museum (esp. in memory of a person or event); memorial hall
only; merely; just; at most; no more than
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
writing (e.g. as a profession)
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
beginning (of writing); opening passage (sentence, paragraph, etc.); written claim; bill
of tender years; very young
how to use; method for using; way of using
one's possessions; ownership
alternately; by turns; one after the other
exchanging diary between friends (usually at school)
foreword; preface; introduction; postscript
to see without obstruction; to see through; to forecast; to predict; to anticipate
alchemy; way of making money; moneymaker; money-spinner
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
after death; posthumously
nothing but; none other than
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)