to leave as; to view as; to maintain the status quo
argument; discussion; dispute; controversy
restoration; rehabilitation; recovery; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to grasp at straws; to resort to desperate measures
next flight; next post; next mail
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
all (there is); as long as there is
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
where; which; anyway; anyhow; sooner or later; eventually
star (usu. not including the Sun); planet (usu. not including Earth); star (glyph, symbol, shape); star (actor, player, etc.); small dot; spot; star point (in go)
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
twenty-sixth day of the month; twenty-six days
image; figure; figure; form; image
double room; room shared by two people; shared room
first class; first rank; one degree; one level; most; best
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
all of a sudden; suddenly; by chance; unexpectedly
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to lean on; to recline on; to rely on; to depend on
something; some kind of; for some reason
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
gentlemen; men; the men's (sign on toilet, bathroom, etc. doors)
munching; crunching; scratching (an itch)
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
lower floor; downstairs; bottom of the stairs; foot of the stairs
flapping; rattling (sound); noisily; commotion; kerfuffle
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to mind; to care about; to be an issue; to matter; to keep company; to care for; to interfere with
to hurry (up); to urge on; to press; to rush
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
flag with a red circle on a white background; the Japanese flag
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash