to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
branch; bough; limb; twig; sprig; spray
incomprehensible; mysterious; inexplicable; inscrutable; enigmatic; baffling
no sooner ... than ...; hardly ... when ...; as soon as
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
to flicker; to quiver; to waver; to sway
to close one's eyes partly; to squint; to smile with one's whole face; to look fondly at
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
supply; provision; raising; procurement
thoroughly; completely; utterly; severely; harshly; terribly
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
to cling to; to hold on to; to grapple; to set about doing; to begin; to take hold of
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
steady; sound; reliable; solid
genius; prodigy; natural gift
bright person; talented student; prodigy
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
place; room; margin; scope
cool; indifferent; apathetic; cold; cold-hearted; heartless
declaration; proclamation; announcement
dreamworld; dreamland; la-la land
welcome!; nice to see you!
only; prostitute attached to a single member of the postwar Occupation Forces
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
to correct oneself; to restate
receptionist; reception woman
imitative sound (in film, theatre, etc.); sound effect
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to stick into (of something with a sharp point); to prick; to pierce; to resonate emotionally; to move
to have gooseflesh (e.g. from cold or horror)
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about