headquarters; head office; main office
to be able to manage somehow or another
knowledge; awareness; consent; acceptance; forgiving; pardoning
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
to fall onto; to happen; to befall
exactly; surely; right then; just then; just (about to); on the verge (of doing or happening)
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
careful; cautious; wary; watchful; vigilant; prudent
formation; establishment; conclusion (e.g. of a deal); reaching (e.g. an agreement); being valid (of a theory, argument, etc.); holding
primordial; fundamental; basic; primitive
to slam into; to crash into; to run into; to face (trouble, difficulties, etc.); to confront
the New Year begins; the New Year starts
attentive; cautious; careful; watchful
to wipe; to mop up; to get rid of (an impression, feeling, blemish, etc.); to dispel (e.g. shame); to erase
to age; to grow old (esp. in appearance); to show marks of age
capacity; volume; capacitance
barren; sterile; infertile; unproductive (e.g. discussion); fruitless
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to call; to invite; to eat; to drink; to put on; to wear; to ride
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to get one's head around; to think about
to pity; to sympathize with; to sympathise with; to tend to (e.g. an injury); to care for; to nurse
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
so what!; who gives a damn?
to be annoying; to be troublesome
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
petty; small-minded; stingy; poor (performance, etc.); bad; unskilled
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
grand; luxurious; lavish; great; large; big (e.g. storm)
ramen restaurant; noodle restaurant
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
parsimonious spirit; tendency to be frugal; inclination to scrimp and save; tendency to fuss over trivial things; worrier's disposition
appointment; rendezvous; date
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
all; altogether; entirely; exactly like; just like; spitting image of