absolutely essential; indispensable; vital; critical
intelligence gathering; information gathering
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
adviser; advisor; consultant; school club supervisor (usu. a teacher); school club manager
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
else; in addition; besides
impassioned speech; fervent speech
antics; buffoonery; clowning; clown; jester
party; group; troop; one act; one action; one deed
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
pamphlet; brochure; leaflet
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
failure; defeat; mistake; unconsciousness
another thing; other things; another man's property
if I had to say; if pressed (to answer); if I must choose; if I had to choose
jingling; jangling; clinking; lasciviously; coquettishly
to take advantage of; to impose on; to exploit; to enter (an item in a ledger); to make an entry (in an account book)
artificial object; man-made object; artifact; artefact
hard (on the ears); offensive (to the ear); rasping; rough; harsh; grating
bear (any mammal of family Ursidae)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
village; human habitation; human settlement
god; deity; divinity; spirit; kami
last week; the week before
conclusive evidence; positive proof; definite proof; confirmation
to think too much; to be over-concerned
pudding (esp. custard); black hair dyed blond but where the roots have again turned black
to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge; to fish
one (small animal); two-tan bolt of cloth
to satisfy one's appetite
darkish; dusky; dark; murky
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
very short and stout; small but quite wide around
threat; intimidation; menace
cattle (Bos taurus); cow; beef; Chinese "Ox" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
groan; moan; growl; snarl; hum (e.g. of a motor); buzz