certain; some kind of; some sort of; of sorts
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
tenant (usu. office block, shopping center, etc.)
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
calm; composed; cool; quiet
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to go ahead; to pull ahead
to glide; to slide (e.g. on skis); to fail (an examination); to bomb (when telling a joke); to drop; to go down
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
countryside people (in town); visitor from the country; out-of-towner; country bumpkin (visiting the big city); yokel
floor above; floor upstairs
atrium; well (in building); blow-by; blow-bye; drafty; draughty
round shape; circle; circular form
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
to come and go; to go back and forth
small point; knob; protuberance; aloneness; loneliness; solitude
to aggravate; to complicate; to make worse
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
type of household amulet or talisman, issued by a Shinto shrine, hung in the house for protection
way to use something; treatment; management (of help)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
subtleties; niceties; fine points; subtle; sensitive
clever; smart; sharp (ear, etc.); sensitive; discerning
somewhat far; fairly distant
great difference; major mistake
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
on a routine basis; regularly; habitually
friendly; affable; amiable; sociable; loving company; (animals) taking kindly to men
friendly; openhearted; sociable; amiable; good-humored; good-humoured
softening; softening (of attitude); mollification; weakening (of the market); blanching (e.g. of vegetables; by depriving of light)
to open one's heart; to throw off reserve; to be frank
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
to soothe and humor (humour); to coax
to go past; to pass; to pass by