question; inquiry; enquiry
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment; persecution
to continue to do; to persist in doing
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to confuse (someone); to befuddle; to bewilder; to mystify; to throw up a smokescreen; (lit.) to surround with smoke
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
to grow up; to become an adult
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
two reams (of paper); 1000 sheets (of paper); stanza; verse; tribe (in taxonomy); forecast (bet); bet which predicts the top 2 finishers (i.e. quinella or perfecta bet)
to order; to command; to appoint
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
kendo; Japanese martial art using bamboo swords
martial arts; military arts; Bushido
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
club; fraternity; sorority; clubhouse
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
league; federation; union; alliance
assistant; associate; duplicate; copy; adverb
leader; reader; reading book; reader (i.e. someone who reads); microreader; dotted line (in printing)
being very popular; being in great demand
match; game; bout; contest
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
holding two or more positions concurrently
distinctive of; characteristic of; uniquely applying to; but; except; without
let me see; well; errr ...; uhh ...
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
questionnaire; survey; poll
to adopt (method, proposal, etc.); to take (measure, course of action, etc.); to pick (e.g. flowers); to gather (e.g. mushrooms); to extract (e.g. juice); to take (e.g. a sample); to assume (an attitude)
future (usually near); prospects
to take (seat, position, course, office, etc.); to assume; to ascend (the throne); to accede; to start (on a journey); to commence
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
section (e.g. in a newspaper); column; field (in a form, web page, etc.); blank; handrail; railing
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official