expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to exceed (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to surpass; to be more than; to be better than
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
the way one works; one's working manner
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
staying the night; lodging (at)
to span; to bridge; to cross; to straddle
plural; multiple; several
to distribute emergency rice
ladder; stairs; going to several places in succession (e.g. barhopping)
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to walk about; to walk around; to walk to and fro; to pace around; to wander
when it becomes; when it comes to
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
to call for somebody; to come for someone; to pick someone up
to board; to embark on; to get into (a car); to march into; to enter
for now; for the time being; for the present; though not quite satisfactorily; after a fashion
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
crude; rough; plain; humble; shabby
hut; cabin; small theatre (theater); temporary playhouse; one's own house
to burn; to kindle; to heat (a bath); to light (a stove); to use (a camera flash)
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
to boil; to simmer; to stew; to seethe
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
bank; weir; embankment; levee
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
metre; meter; meter; gauge
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
suspicious-looking; fishy
to rush over; to run up to