secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
private talk; confidential talk; secret talk
hidden room; secret chamber
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to give an impression; to make an impression
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels
increase and decrease; fluctuation
to strengthen; to emphasize; to emphasise
to bear; to stand; to endure; to put up with
moron; idiot; stupid person
to grant permission; to give permission
similarly; same (idea); same (name)
to be cloying; to be sick and tired with; to be disgusted with; to stink
profitable plan; good plan
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
many times over; often; repeatedly; time after time
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)