to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to be too busy; to be occupied; to concentrate on single-mindedly
to overlook; to fail to notice; to miss (seeing)
to cherish; to treasure; to prize; to take good care of; to look after
besides; in addition; also; moreover
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)
matter causing distress; something causing worry
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to gather (attract, receive) attention; to have a high profile; to gain prominence; to become popular
unkindness; unfriendliness
earnest; sincere; pressing; urgent; pertinent; appropriate
assistance; help; aid; support; reinforcement
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
purposely (of something needless, unexpected or seemingly counterproductive, etc.); daringly (doing something); not necessarily; not particularly; (arch.) definitely not
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
to be touching; to be moving
just made; fresh (from the oven); newly-built (house)
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
satisfaction; contentment; sufficient; satisfactory; satisfying (an equation)
to be unable to do; to find something difficult to do
going out; one's best clothes; formal (e.g. language); best (behaviour, manners, etc.)
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to work out (e.g. business deal); to arrange (e.g. marriage)
to stare at; to look hard at; to look up and down; to scrutinize; to scrutinise
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
as you see; as you can see
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
playing; play (margin between on and off, gap before pressing button or lever has an effect)
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
report (of news); reporting; news; information; (media) coverage