careful; thorough; meticulous; scrupulous
crime of conscience; premeditated crime; act carried out while knowing that it should not be
lumping together; summing up; bundle; lump; batch
approval; license; licence; permission
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
domineering husband; hectoring husband; husband who rules the roost
to stiffen; to become stiff
smiling; beaming; radiant; bright; cheerful
to act suspiciously; to behave in a strange way
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
second; secant; sec; dry wine taste
the very start; the very beginning
brimming with youthful enthusiasm; in high spirits; raring to go; overflowing with youthful energy; acting all cute and charged up
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
General Winter; hard winter; Jack Frost
we; us; (arch.) I; (arch.) me; (arch.) you (referring to a group of one's equals or inferiors)
regarding as important; attaching importance to; taking a serious view of; putting emphasis on
to mask; to cover; to cloak; to hide; to conceal
drink box; carton (milk, juice, etc.); paper bag (for vacuum cleaners)
canteen; flask; water bottle; thermos
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
bold move (in sumo, judo, etc.); daring move; powerful technique
drying up; running dry; running out; being exhausted; being drained
to build; to construct; to erect; to amass (e.g. fortune); to pile up
written question; questionnaire
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
facing; opposite; across the street; other side
binoculars; field glasses
streamline shape; aerodynamic shape
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
successive generations; successive emperors
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill