exposed; scanty; bare; public; open
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
solution; solution strategy
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
reflection; reverberation; reflex; reflexes
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
present stage; current phase; current rank; present grade
sorting; arrangement; liquidation; settlement; retrenchment; curtailment
the matter you have been talking about
also known as; also called
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
near; close; beside; third person
now that you say that; now that you mention it
to (call and) stop; to call (someone) to stop; to hail (e.g. a taxi)
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
frustrated (over a failure, humiliation or injustice); annoyed; chagrined; (bitterly) disappointed; bitter; vexed
alternate; alternating; mutual; reciprocal
to make a mistake; to be incorrect; to be mistaken
the other day; a few days ago
hostility; antagonism; opposition
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
to gather; to collect; to assemble
author; writer; novelist; artist
now that; since; so long as; because
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
to increase; to add to; to augment
concreteness; feasibility
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
intelligence; intellect; brains
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
in the belly; in one's heart of hearts
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)