severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
out (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); outside the line; out; putout; outer; external; exit
apron; apron (airport); apron (stage)
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
to fail to hear something; to miss; to act as if one didn't hear something; to let a remark slide
world; society; people; the public
plan; device; idea; design; contrivance; conception
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
to put back up; to stand back up; to restore (to former strength); to revive (e.g. the economy); to make again (a plan, policy, etc.); to reformulate
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
reclamation (e.g. wasteland); cultivation; development; pioneering; opening up (e.g. new market); breaking new ground
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
for use by adults; for adults
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
entering; setting (of the Sun); containing; content; income; beginning
(find) common (meeting) ground
to be exhausted; to be tired out
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
is something wrong?; what's wrong?; what's the matter?; slightest; mere; trivial
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
to plunder; to grab; to snatch
to refer to; to use as reference
fingers; fingertips; underling; stooge; tool
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
work (e.g. book, film, composition, etc.); opus; performance; production
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
seeing eye to eye; reaching an agreement; coinciding in opinion
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
reaching a stopping place; settling down (before the next stage); getting to a point where one can rest; one paragraph
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money