intelligence gathering; information gathering
price; cost; value; worth; value
stubbornness; obstinacy; disposition; nature; appetite; desire
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
success or failure; outcome; result
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
one's say; one's point; complaint; grievance; objection
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
from time immemorial; ancient; time-honoured; time-honored
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
skilfulness; skillfulness; cleverness
rough-and-ready; knocked-up; hasty; slipshod; slapdash
to value; to prize; to esteem; to respect
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to meet fortuitously (e.g. running into an old friend); to meet by chance; to happen across
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
listen!; you see; mind you; remember
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
to exchange; to interchange
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
private person; individual
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
ability; gift; talent; sai; traditional unit of volume, approx. 1.8 ml
other than; excluding; without
precondition; prerequisite
opportunity; occasion; (arch.) order; (arch.) sequence; (arch.) successor
taking the opportunity to do something; doing something incidentally; doing something while (you) are at it; doing something on the way; while I'm at it
reward; recompense; tip; conveyance charge; packhorse charge
formidable enemy; strong enemy; tough enemy