to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
independent; autonomous; voluntary; of one's own initiative
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
division into groups; separation into classes (e.g. of schoolchildren according to ability)
vote; ballot; label; ticket; tag
to lean (to one side); to incline; to be unbalanced (e.g. diet); to be unduly weighted towards; to be partial; to be biased
aim; goal; prospect; outlook
preparatory phase; preparatory period
seat; place; position; status; gathering; party; stand
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
to have luck on one's side; to get lucky; to have one's eyes bulge out of one's head (with surprise)
bathing; to bathe; to take a bath; to enter a bath
calmly; quietly; gently; be quiet!
nothing more ... than this; as ... as it could possibly be
secret intention; ulterior motive; kanji "heart" radical at bottom
invitation; introduction; temptation
duplicity; treachery; double-dealing
certified (as genuine, valuable, etc.); guaranteed (article); of established reputation; acknowledged; pièce de résistance
to press a question; to cross-examine
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
ceremonial; ritual; ritualistic; formal
guess; conjecture; supposition; inference
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
pathetic; sad; sorrowful; grievous
to be anxious or concerned about; to ponder (anxiously); to fear; to investigate; to consider; to plan
to read too much into things; to get wrong ideas by letting one's imagination run wild; to have a groundless suspicion