previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
in accordance with; according to
more; much more; step; rung; paragraph; passage
change for the better; improvement; looking better (than before)
(made of) stone; stone-built
direct unforked road; straight path
maze; labyrinth; inner ear
shuddering; shivering; trembling; being horrified; being disgusted
to raise; to lift; to boost; to enhance
honorific affix; honorific prefix
space; interval; space character; whitespace
hit; success; guess; prediction; affability; friendliness; sensation
to make an appearance; to show up
to miss; to overlook; to let pass (a matter); to overlook (e.g. a wrongdoing); to pass up (e.g. an opportunity); to let (a good ball) go by
distant view; looking from a distance; good long distance vision; farsightedness
complete blockade (seal); baseball shutout
low-rise (architecture); low-level; low-class
indicate reason; infers some protest
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
(talent) scout; recruiter; scouting; headhunting; Boy Scouts; Girl Scouts
to harden; to freeze; to put together; to collect; to make secure; to stabilize; to fortify
counter for jewels in a watch; counter for transistors, diodes, etc. in an electronic product
period of time (usu. a period of approx. two hours corresponding to one of the signs of the Chinese zodiac); carving; engraving; strictness; cruelty
flame; blaze; flames (of intense emotion, e.g. love, jealousy, anger); passion
to blow out; to spout out
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
trump card; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
indescribable; inexpressible; unspeakable; indefinable; nobody can tell
first of all; in the first place; to begin with; for starters
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
makeshift; temporary expedient; stopgap measure