honour; honor; glory; privilege
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
to some extent; to a certain extent
knowing; being aware (of); (an) acquaintance
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to go; to come; to lose; to be defeated; to be stumped (by); to be at a loss; to visit (a shrine, grave, etc.)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
-like; sort of; similar to; resembling
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
intelligence gathering; information gathering
achievement; feat; meritorious deed; distinguished service
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
straight face; composed expression; nonchalant look
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
isolated; standing alone; falling in drops (e.g. rain); saying a single word; muttering just a few words
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
outside (e.g. of a building); exterior; outside (of a group, company, etc.); outside world
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
guard; sentinel; garrison
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that ...
to work (for, at, in); to be employed (at); to finish (a term); to serve (e.g. a sentence); to conduct (a ceremony); to perform (a Buddhist memorial service)
approximate age; apparent age; marriageable age (esp. of a woman); age of maturity; age (when ...); for years (past)
liking; being fond of; liking (romantically); being in love with; faddism; eccentricity
firm; strong; solid; stable
intelligence network; information network
to build; to construct; to put up; to build up (a fortune, reputation, enterprise, etc.); to establish (a relationship, system, etc.); to create
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
espionage network; intelligence network
to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with; to be equivalent to
again; once more; also; too; on the other hand; while; and
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
free; unrestricted; (with) complete mastery; completely in control
to sing; to chirp; to twitter