to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
convenience store lunch box
to hesitate to say; to hem and haw; to falter in one's speech; to be stuck for a word; to mumble
incomparable; cannot compare (with); beyond comparison; in another league
written letters; handwriting
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
brush tip; first on a list; head; chief
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
to move (to another place or state); to change (e.g. of state, affiliation, scenery, etc.); to spread (of a fire, smell, etc.); to catch (an illness); to move (e.g. of one's focus); to change (e.g. of one's interest)
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
bolt from the blue; great surprise
to turn toward; to look (up, down, etc.); to face (e.g. east) (of a building, window, etc.); to look out on; to point (of an arrow, compass needle, etc.); to be suited to
skillfully; admirably; really well; excellently
criminal investigation; prosecution; examination; investigation
to change facial expression or color (due to anger, embarrassment, etc.)
piece of evidence; evidence
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
as you see; as you can see; in accordance with what you see
stolen goods; stolen article; loot; spoils
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
to entrust (someone) with; to leave (a matter) with someone; to have someone deliver (a message, parcel, etc.); to send (through someone); to use (something) to express (one's feelings, opinion, etc.); to express in the form of (something)
to cut into (a line, conversation, etc.); to force oneself into (e.g. a crowd); to fall below (of stock prices, sales, etc.); to drop below; to wedge; to play a wedge
to groan; to moan; to roar; to howl; to hum (engine, wind, etc.); to buzz; to ooh and aah (in admiration)
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
judicial decision; judgement; judgment; sentence; decree
main clause; main part (of a piece of writing); text (of a judicial decision)
to become quiet; to quiet down; to quieten down; to calm down; to die down; to subside
emergency; extreme; great; extraordinary
is something that; is that which
aggregate results; totalled results; collected results
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
subtle seasoning that brings out the flavor; secret ingredient
decimal point; radix point