strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously
12th day of the month; 12 days
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
to see; to witness; to observe; to catch sight of; to get a glimpse of; to encounter
one's post; one's position; one's station; one's round; one's beat; one's route
to hurry; to rush; to hasten; to make something happen sooner
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
mind; heart; spirit; the meaning of a phrase (riddle, etc.)
to write down; to make a note of; to put on record; to chronicle
hello; good day; good afternoon
Mr; master; Ms; miss; (arch.) sir; (arch.) madam
flurry of snow in a clear sky; winter wind which brings scattered snowflakes or raindrops; skin eruptions cause by a cold or fever
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
division (of a larger group); branch; field; class (subclass); group; category
section chief; laboratory manager; office head; room monitor
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
counter for ships; counter for half of a pair (e.g. half of a folding screen); (arch.) counter for items carried in a bundle (e.g. fish, birds, arrows)
the other day; a few days ago
moving to a different location to start a new job; (proceeding to) new appointment
work clothes; workwear; boilersuit; overalls
spare time; free time; time (it takes to do something); time required; time off; leave; dismissal
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
group; party; team; squad; section
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
12th day of the month; 12 days
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
speciality; specialty; special subject of study; sole interest; single focus; concentrating exclusively on
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to move around; to move about; to get around
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
coastal waters; adjacent seas