test (of ability, knowledge, etc.); exam; test (of performance, quality, etc.); trial; rehearsal
operation; management; handling; manipulating (to one's benefit); manipulation; influencing
acutely (feel); keenly; severely; tightly; hard
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to miss one's chance to say; to fail to mention
to fall down (e.g. off a chair); to slip down (e.g. one's eyeglasses); to make a fool of oneself; to whoop it up; to be on the spree
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
memory; memory; recollection; remembrance
(not even) a little; (not even) a tiny bit
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
roadway; road; carriageway
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
headlight (on a vehicle); headlamp (flashlight worn on the head); head torch
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)
fixed time; regular time; scheduled time; fixed period; scheduled period
administrative; businesslike; practical; impersonal; perfunctory; robot-like
infiltration; sneaking in; going undercover
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
item; must-have; must-have item; (inventory) item; pick-up
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
to be irritated; to get annoyed; to lose one's patience
touch; contact; contact (with people); dealings; tangency
to the utmost; to the best of one's ability
elimination (of a person, group, etc.); killing off; denial (of an opinion, fact, etc.); ignoring; erasure (of writing); rubbing out
certainly; surely; definitely
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
to follow (a rule, precedent, style, etc.); to conform to; to be in accordance with
pillar; post; support; prop; counter for buddhas, gods, nobles, etc.
to pay for someone else (with the expectation of being reimbursed later); to lend someone the money to pay for (e.g. rent); to make a temporary payment on someone's behalf
keeping alive longer; prolonging life; life extension; life-support
to look old; to become time-worn; to become worn out; to become old and grubby; to become musty
silent; still; quiet; hushed
secret information; intelligence