to be able to do; to be capable of doing
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
progress; being under way
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
bright sunshine; broad daylight
plan; project; attempt; plot; scheme; undertaking
lecture hall; lecture theatre; auditorium
when push comes to shove; when needed; when necessity arises; when the moment arrives
system; institution; organization; organisation
(after) bouncing around from one place to the next
compulsory; obligatory; mandatory
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
to help out of (trouble); to extricate
intimate friend; close friend; bosom buddy; chum
playing at (something); game of make-believe; something done together
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard
archery range; archery ground; position where an archer is standing; launch site (e.g. for rockets, missiles, etc.)
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
origin; beginning; variable measure of fabric (28.8 cm in width); for kimonos: at least 10 m in length; tip; extremity
fifth day of the month; five days
to mishear; to hear wrongly; to misunderstand
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
one's real father; natural father; biological father
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
annihilation; total destruction; complete destruction; crushing defeat
cool-headed; level-headed; hard-headed
circuit (electric); cycle (e.g. Krebs cycle)
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult
as much as possible; as far as possible; whenever possible; if (at all) possible
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
most suitable; optimum; optimal; best
showing one's face in public; facing another person