to answer; to fire back; to retort; to redo; to do over; to try again
to make (good) progress; to move right ahead (with the work); to advance
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be within others' sight; to be visible; to be conspicuous; to attract public attention; to come under observation
test period; exam period; examination time
to move up (e.g. date, rank, order); to be advanced; to be carried (of a number in addition)
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
although I say; although one might say; although called
originally; by nature; from the start
book; volume; this; present; main; head
bookshelves; bookshelf; bookcase
spine (of book); binding (of book)
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
counter; service counter (e.g. at a bank); counter (at a bar, cafe, etc.); automatically responding with an upload slot to someone who allows you to download (e.g. in P2P systems)
blind spot (e.g. of a driver); dead angle; dead ground; dead space
to anyone; to everyone; by anyone; by everyone; in everyone; in anyone
secrecy; confidentiality; privacy; one's circumstances (esp. fiscal)
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
cooking; food preparation
café; cafe; coffeehouse; hostess bar (serving western alcoholic beverages; Taisho and Showa period)
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
to entwine; to twine around; to coordinate (with); to arrest
self-confidence; confidence (in oneself)
upper part; upper stream; upper course of a river; right side of the stage (audience's or camera's POV); stage left (actor's POV); skillful (in comparisons)
selling on the market (in the marketplace, in stores, etc.); making something commercially available; commercial (e.g. software); over-the-counter; off-the-shelf
hum; hmm; hm hm (light chuckle with mouth closed); uh-huh; mm; hmm
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
environment; circumstance
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
to draw or pull something towards oneself (e.g. chair)