to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
shallow; superficial; slight (wound); light (sleep); short (time); early
explanation; interpretation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
to want; to wish for; to request; to demand; to seek; to search for
to dress (oneself in); to attire oneself in; to adorn; to pretend; to feign; to affect
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to make war (on); to wage war (against); to compete (against); to struggle (against adversities, etc.); to fight
proximity; nearness; soon; nearby
handicraft; work; construction; maneuvering; manoeuvering
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
astonishing; amazing; surprising; wonderful
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
important person; strategic person; key figure
to let out; to utter; to issue; to send; to leave; to depart
influence; clout; leverage
to blow (of the wind); to blow (one's breath); to breathe out; to play (a wind instrument); to blow (a whistle, trumpet, etc.); to emit (smoke, fire, etc.); to spout
intention; idea; inclination; wish
to run along; to run beside; to follow (a policy, plan, etc.); to act in accordance with; to meet (wishes, expectations, etc.); to satisfy
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
to raise; to bring to (someone's attention); to appeal to (reason, emotions, etc.); to work on (one's emotions); to complain; to sue (a person)
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
a little difficult; slightly hard; not feasible; not possible
I wonder; should I?; is it?; I wish that; I hope that
seeming; giving the appearance of; giving one the feeling of
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
common camellia (Camellia japonica)
clear; precise; definite; distinct
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat