polite; courteous; careful; close; overly courteous; overly careful
to creep about; to crawl around
might as well; sure, why not; why not use this occasion to ...
recipe; prescription (medical); how-to guide (e.g. crafts)
swiftly; rapidly; suddenly; abruptly; sharply (of a slope, bend, etc.); steeply
middle of the night; dead of night
to go out; to go around; to walk about; to roam
ferry (crossing); ferry(boat); delivery
loading (on board); equipping; equipped (with); built-in
coping method; approach; how to deal with (problem, etc.)
unable to get along; unable to cooperate; unable to hit it off; not seeing eye to eye
discerning (quick) eye; keen insight
itching to do something; impatient; sorely tempted; eager
Western-style clothes (cf. traditional Japanese clothes)
no hint (e.g. quiz questions where no clues are given)
to take someone along; to be accompanied (by)
remaining silent; keeping secret
caustic soda; sodium hydroxide
playful; mischievous; joker; prankster; scamp
loss of eyesight; loss of vision; going blind; blindness
powerful medicine; strong poison
account book; register; ledger
to be taken for granted; to be generally accepted; to be the established wisdom; to be the (social) convention; to be the customary thing to do
grasping; seizing; holding; commanding; having control over
to gouge out; to excavate; to hollow; to bore; to drill; to carve (e.g. pumpkin)
explosive; blasting powder
upper floor; upstairs; top of the stairs
house hunting; searching an entire house; searching a house thoroughly
very thorough search (for contraband, escaped convict, etc.); fine-tooth-comb search; exhaustive search; scouring
to bash; to hit hard; to strike; to beat (someone in battle)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
rotating warning light similar to the one on a patrol car
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
security firm; security company
underground; subterranean
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire