East Asian lacquer; japan; Chinese lacquer tree (Toxicodendron vernicifluum, formerly Rhus verniciflua)
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
cover (e.g. for illegal activity); front; Dendropanax trifidus (species of flowering plant); straw raincoat that makes one invisible
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
roughly; broadly; generally; more or less
mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
what; you-know-what; that thing; whatsit; whachamacallit; penis; (one's) thing
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
quick; speedy; prompt; rapid; swift
experiment; experimentation
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, a licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
by means of; due to; because of; according to
(nature of a) crime; (criminal) charge
cut end; section; opening; point of view; (different) perspective; new approach
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
card (information, filing, etc.); card (greetings, congratulations, etc.); (Western) playing cards; credit card; debit card; card; program
baton (of command); order; command; direction
tactful; adroit; shrewd; clever; smart; affable
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to feign ignorance; to pretend one doesn't know
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to show off; to make a display (e.g. of wealth)
I see; that's right; indeed
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
aforementioned; above-mentioned
(in) secrecy; behind closed doors
continuation; continuance; going on; resuming
to say; to speak; to tell; to be called
sharp (knife, claws, etc.); pointed; sharp (pain, tone, etc.); acute; keen (intuition, sense of smell, etc.); acute
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
necessary; needed; essential; necessity; need; requirement
excellent answer; clever answer
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
really; truly; very; extremely; exceedingly; sincerely
to know thoroughly; to have full knowledge of
present point (i.e. in history); at the present time
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...
dying in vain; useless death; meaningless death