meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
number (in a series); (one's) turn; watch; guard; rank; standing; bout
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
emphatic sentence-ending particle
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
impediment; burden; encumbrance; hindrance; drag
to shelter (e.g. a fugitive); to harbour; to harbor; to hide; to give refuge to
to smile (at); to grin (at)
to row; to scull; to pedal (e.g. bicycle); to swing (on a swing); to operate a hand pump; to push through (deep snow, the jungle, etc.)
feudal lord; (arch.) mansion; (arch.) palace
tomfoolery; monkey business
indicates means of action; cause of effect; by
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
separate room; another room; special room; (arch.) concubine (of a noble)
work-in-progress; working state
shortish; rather short; somewhat short
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
laughing while reminiscing
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
reserve; spare; treasured; valued; (ace) up one's sleeve; trump
regular time; stated period
linkage; entanglement; involvement; relationship; interaction
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather
to be twisted; to be wrapped; to be distorted
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
rhyming game; play on words; pun
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
number of digits or characters
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
currency trading (usu. foreign); exchange dealing; exchange transaction
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
identification; ID; identity
cryptographic key; encryption key
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course