bedside; near one's pillow
to hew; to chop up; to mangle; to mince
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
to be vague; to speak ambiguously; to be evasive; to not commit oneself
to invite in; to show someone in
AD; Anno Domini; assistant director (movie, etc.)
direct control; direct supervision
private; exclusive; secret
organization; organisation; structure; construction; system (e.g. railroad, transport, party, etc.); tissue; texture (of a rock)
administration of an estate
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
outside of; not covered by
in general; generally; as a whole; all in all; altogether
unconventional; eccentric; offbeat; aberrant; outlandish; crazy
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to load (a gun, etc.); to charge; to put into (e.g. emotion, effort); to include (e.g. tax in a sales price); to hang over; to shroud
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
road; path; route; way; distance; journey; road (e.g. to victory)
deep in the mountains; mountain recesses
century; era; of the century (e.g. fight of the century)
to create; to bring forth; to invent; to think up and bring into being; to give birth to; to bear
many; numerous; various; large number of
legal; lawful; legitimate; law-abiding; in order
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
high-speed; rapid; express; highway; freeway; expressway
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
to float; to become merry; to be cheerful; to become loose; to become unsteady; to feel out of it; to be cut off (e.g. from those around you)
speed; velocity; pace; velocity
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
reaching; attaining; arrival
bottom layer; undermost layer; lowest (societal) class; bottom (economic) stratum; lowest caste
place; situation; position; location
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)