secret manoeuvres (maneuvers); operating behind the scenes
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
fate; destiny (esp. as a mysterious force that binds two people together); relationship (e.g. between two people); bond; family ties; affinity; opportunity
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
collaborator; cooperator; coworker; ally
junior high school student; middle school pupil
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
one thin flat object; one sheet
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
background image; static image
to transcribe; to duplicate; to describe; to film; to picture
head office; main office; main shrine; this company; this shrine
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
image (on a screen); picture (e.g. on a TV); video; film; reflection; image (in one's mind)
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
photograph; photo; picture; moving picture; movie
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
position; location; base; point; site
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
town; block; street; road; 109.09 m; 0.99 hectares
No Entry; No Trespassing; No Admittance; off-limits; restricted; forbidden
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
thinly; slightly; vaguely; a little
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
substantiation; materialization; materialisation; (specific to object language classes) instantiation
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
to get lost; to lose one's bearings; to be puzzled; to be perplexed; to be tempted; to be seduced
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
to cut apart (cloth, paper, etc.); to sever (ties); to break off (relationship); to cut off (enemy's retreat); to block (road, etc.)
clumsy; awkward; tactless; awkward (e.g. socially); (arch.) mean; (arch.) cowardly
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
point; tip; head (of a line); front; first; before; (the way) ahead
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
world economy; international economy
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
highest level; high-water mark