with a complacent smile; with a smile of satisfaction
job title; name of one's position
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
all; completely; totally; entirely; thoroughly
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
old; former; the old; old things; old times; bygone days
military of the Empire of Japan
Imperial General Headquarters (Japan)
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
rich in ...; high in ...; full of ...; very ...; quite ...
staunch; hardcore; dyed-in-the-wool; metal reinforcement
admiration; wonder; astonishment
mechanic; mechanical; mechanism; technique (e.g. in piano-playing)
speciality; specialty; subject of study; expert; area of expertise
to a surprising degree; to a remarkable extent; surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
together with; same; both; all; including ...
to raid; to launch an attack; to invade
with a burble; hollow (sounding); holey; full of holes or dents; viciously beating; hitting and kicking repeatedly
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
prostitution services in hotels
middle; midway; middle position; moderate position; interim; intermediary
to stay at (e.g. hotel); to be docked; to be berthed; to be moored
hotel in the center of the city
to squeeze; to wring out; to narrow down; to refine
discussion; talk; tête-à-tête; conference
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
genuine; real; full-scale; full-blown; full-fledged; professional
to search about for; to hunt around for; to look high and low for; to look everywhere for
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
through; non-stop; direct; going straight to
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby