to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
surgery; operation; procedure; skill with one's hands; sleight of hand
repeating a year (at school); staying in the same class for another year
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
to touch; to come in contact with; to receive (e.g. visitor); to attend to; to receive (news); to get; to encounter
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
honorific; term of respect; polite expression; honorific language
preferential treatment; special treatment; discrimination; express delivery; special delivery
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
at that time; in those days; at that moment; then
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
casual speech; peer language; informal language
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
nothing but; none other than
to demand gratitude; to make a favour of something; to remind of a favour done to someone; to emphasize the favour one has done
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
confession; acknowledgement; confession of love; professing one's feelings; confession of sins (e.g. the confessional)
pressingly; demandingly; hey! hey!; oi!
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
promise; agreement; arrangement; something expected or predictable (e.g. running gag); typical or clichéd development (in a story); something considered obligatory or guaranteed (in a certain situation)
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
affinity; compatibility; chemistry (between people)
at any rate; in any case; at the very least; if nothing else
to become better; to improve
premises search; household search
inquisitively; pryingly; nosily; thoroughly; persistently; through-and-through
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
term; terminology; wording; choice of words; phraseology
adds vagueness and indirectness to the word or phrase it is used with
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
in person; personally; directly
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
punishment; judgement; judgment
to have (someone) by the short hairs; to have something on (someone)
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
praise; admiration; commendation; approbation
to be annoyed (by); to be offended (at); to be irritated (with)
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
to be deeply impressed; to take to heart; to engrave on one's heart; to bear in mind; (lit.) to engrave in one's liver
deadline; closing; cofferdam; closed (door, window, etc.)
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
bento; Japanese box lunch
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead