curry (esp. Japanese curry); rice and curry
sound of footsteps; sense or sign that something is approaching
commuter pass container; holder for a season ticket
one thin flat object; one sheet
careful; cautious; prudent; discreet; deliberate
from the bottom of one's heart; heartily; sincerely
hateful; detestable; loathsome
to spit out; to eject; to dump
to feel ashamed; to be abashed
good-for-nothing; spineless; gutless; spiritless; feckless; pluckless
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
(many) years; long-standing (esp. hatred, grudge); ancient
to announce; to tell; to sentence; to order
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
antecedents; ancestor; previous position; previous existence; predecessor organization; predecessor organisation
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
remote past; far ago; time immemorial
the positive and the negative
disaster; calamity; misfortune; trouble; woes
to combine; to join; to tie on; to attach with a knot; to bind (e.g. an address)
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
to ascertain; to make sure of; to determine; to probe; to get to the bottom (of something)
monolith; large slab of rock
to turn completely into; to become completely
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to break down; to collapse; to fall apart
allegiance; obedience; submission
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
to just appear; to be half out; to be on the tip of one's tongue
to choke up; to be speechless; to hold one's tongue
to gain fame; to make one's name
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
do-or-die resistance; resistance to the bitter end