sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
to grumble about something (trivial)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
difference in grades (e.g. in go, shoji, etc.); difference in level (e.g. road, footpath); ramp; steps
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
matter; thing; affair; circumstance
by today; before the day is over
grasp; catch; understanding
angry voice; one's voice when shouting with anger
to shake and untangle; to shake free from
don't worry about it; forget about it
one arm; one's right-hand man; one's right hand
particularly; only; in the case of
silence; stillness; quietness
to melt into; to dissolve into; to merge into; to blend into (surroundings); to fit in; to adapt to
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
shooting star; falling star; meteor; blaze (wide white stripe down the face of a horse)
drop (e.g. of water); drip
interval; break; pause; spare moment
anywhere; for all time; through thick and thin; come hell or high water; persistently; stubbornly
duck; easy mark; sucker; sitting duck
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
dead body; corpse; cadaver; carcass
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
turning by hand; hand-turned; hand-cranked; preparations; arrangements
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
to send to; to deliver; to escort (a person) home
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
dozens; scores of; decades
stone (of a fruit); pit; core (of an organization, team, etc.); nucleus; nuclear weapons; nucleus (of an atom); nucleus (of a cell)
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
smuggling; contraband trade
to change hands; to be succeeded
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
overprescription; overmedication; drug dependence
headquarters; head office; main office