high; noble; refined; advanced
selection; choice; option
to blink (one's eyes); to wink; to bat; to twinkle (e.g. stars); to flicker; to waver
to set out; to set sail; to embark on (a new venture); to set out (to achieve something); to begin to ride; to lean forward
to sit up straight; to straighten one's posture; to straighten up
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
precisely; exactly; plumb; damn; stupid; cursed
tedious; boring; being fed up with
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
side street (often parallel to a main street); back street; alley; alleyway
to lessen; to decrease; to diminish
suspension of business; temporary closure (of a store, school, etc.); shutdown; holiday
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
to rest; to suspend; to give relief
other side; opposite side; other party
staking out (in advance; e.g. a seat or a spot); saving a place; reserving a location
middle-aged man; Buddhist priest
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
to be disconnected; to get out of place; to miss the mark; to get it wrong (e.g. guess, expectation); to be removed; to be excluded
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
retreating figure; appearance from behind
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
near oneself; close to one; familiar
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
material (data) for one's research; research material
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
strict; severe; stringent; rigorous; rigid; firm
charge; custody; safekeeping; deposit; storage
(treasuring something by) never taking (it) off the premises
to touch; to feel; to touch (with); to experience; to come in contact with; to touch on (a subject); to allude to
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)