a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
front (aspect, weather, war-front, etc.); reception (e.g. in a hotel); front desk; front office; team management
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
establishment; institution; installation (of a machine or equipment)
messy; confused; chaotic; in a nagging manner; (complaining) about various things
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
greeting the New Year (on New Year's Eve); welcoming the New Year
to go over the top; to act without restraint; to cut loose
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; site; grounds
sinking; foundering; getting dead drunk; having too much fun (esp. in a red-light district, etc.) and missing work or neglecting one's duties; staying in one place for a long time
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
to press against; to push against; to force against; to foist on (task, responsibility); to impose (one's will)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
guest room (at a hotel); guest cabin (on a boat); passenger cabin (on a plane); drawing room
large and rough; big and tough; unrefined; rustic; extreme; excessive
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
niche (in Western architecture)
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding (a runner) on base
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
as if; as it were; as though; right then; just then; at that moment
protuberance; projection; prominence; protrusion; bump; boss
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to intertwine; to become entangled; to get tangled (together); to become intertwined (of matters, interests, etc.); to become connected; to become linked
to connect; to link together; to tie; to fasten; to maintain; to preserve; to transfer (phone call)
key; lock; key (to a problem, success, etc.); clue
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
place; position; location; position; standing; status
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
amount of information; information content (information theory); Shannon information; surprisal
with a clatter; with a rattle; persistently (complaining, etc.); annoyingly; messy; cluttered
being done for; giving up; being in a hopeless situation; not knowing what to do; being brought to one's knees; (lit.) throwing up (one's) hands
second; number two; runner-up
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
giving up; quitting; surrendering