caller; visitor; company; guest
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to smoke; to breathe in; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up
mockery; derision; ridicule
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to visit; to call on; to pay a visit to
world; society; people; the public
inexpensive; cheap; easy; simple
rash; thoughtless; imprudent; careless; frivolous
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
crossing; passage; importing; import; wandering; wanderer; migration
something small; something petty; trifle
to shut one's eyes; to ignore; to pretend not to know; to die
to ask for permission (before doing something); to ask first
to turn the rudder of a ship; to change direction (of policy, etc.)
yearning; longing; aspiration; adoration; admiration
unable to read the situation; unable to pick up on the mood of a conversation
democracy; popular sovereignty; Democratic Party (esp. DPJ)
desertion in the face of the enemy; deserting under enemy fire
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
to achieve; to win; to gain; to attain
constant; persistent; indecisiveness; usual; normal
to be to the point; to be pertinent
exceptional measures; measures for exceptional cases; preferential measure
some nerve (as in 'you must have some nerve to ...')
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
one's habitual practice; usual measure; old trick
tedious; boring; being fed up with
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
(religious) faith; belief; creed
to collect; to gather; to compile; to arrange; to settle
sensitive; alert; aware; susceptible
to be at a loss; to think and think but get nowhere; to fail to come up with a good idea
lively; energetic; vigorously (jumping, flopping, etc.); piercing (e.g. sound); penetrating
requisition; requisitioning; seizure; confiscation; impounding; retaining (e.g. deposit)
even though; despite; notwithstanding
electronic device; electronic equipment; electronics