key; lock; key (to a problem); clue
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to lay out a futon; to make a bed
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
first (of all); firstly; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
rationalization; justification
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
press corps; group of reporters
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
to get worse; to deteriorate; to go from bad to worse; to spoil (of food); to go bad; to perish
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
that; the matter in question
experienced person; person who has had a particular experience
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
not only ... (but also); not just; as well as
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
convention; tired tradition; old custom
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
woman; female; feminine gender
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
strong; potent; strong; brawny; good (at); skilled; being able to handle
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to compare (something) to; to liken; to speak figuratively; to use a simile; to use a metaphor
to evaluate; to appraise; to comment on
high class; high grade; high rank; seniority
appearing that; seeming that; looking like; having the appearance of
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
seasoning; flavour; flavor
intimacy; affection; familiarity