polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark); having an earache; feeling pain in one's ear
to turn on; to switch on; to light up
one-by-one; separately; in detail
vitality; energy; dynamism
to rise high (of water); to overflow; to swell; to be filled with (emotion, energy, etc.); to be bursting with; to be brimming with
to master (a skill); proprietor; manager; leader; chief; master (of arts, science, etc.); master (recording)
regular time; stated period
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
item; something that one "just has to have"
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
erasure; denial; obliteration; ignoring (an opinion)
certainly; surely; definitely
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
the Building Standards Act
to conform to; to be in accordance with; to follow (rule, tradition, example, etc.)
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to pay for another; to pay someone else's debt as a loan to him; to make temporary payment on a person's behalf
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
to look old; to become musty; to wear out
silent; still; quiet; hushed
secret information; intelligence
smelling of mold; musty; putrid; old-fashioned; stale; hackneyed
interior design; interior; upholstery
borrower; debtor; tenant; lessee; renter
comfort (in living place)
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
full charge (battery, condensor)
outward appearance; exterior appearance; outward show; looks
headset (for phones, etc.)