consent; approval; acceptance; agreement; compliance
sincerely; earnestly; repeatedly; over and over; again and again
duty; function; office; mission; task
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
closing time; lockup; curfew
what one desires; what one hopes for; suits me well; could ask for nothing better; bring it on
because of; on account of; regarding; per; apiece
to employ; to hire; to charter
intelligence gathering; information gathering
and (also); both ... and; as well as
to contract; to undertake; to take over; to take responsibility for
(doing something) for money; being mercenary
filthy; dirty (looking); drab
looter; thief at the scene of a fire; someone who takes advantage of a crisis to commit a crime
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
in form; ceremonial; for form's sake; pro forma
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to spread one's roots (of a tree, etc.); to take root (of an ideology, etc.)
family; relatives; dependents; household
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
having a loose tongue; being talkative; speaking without thinking; being unable to keep a secret
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
daring; fearless; intrepid; bold; tough
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
thorn; spine; splinter (esp. lodged in one's flesh); hard sharp item (esp. lodged in one's throat, e.g. fish bone); biting words
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to lose one's cool; to blow one's top; to flip one's lid; to get angry
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
sense; idea; desire; concern; attention; care
cast (play, film, etc.); cast (e.g. type conversion)
surface of a board or record
piece (in shogi, chess, etc.); (arch.) horse; (arch.) foal; bridge (of a violin, etc.)
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
probe each other; sound each other out
you (plural); all of you; you all
pretext for not revealing something (e.g. actual reason for one's failure, vested interest, etc.)
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
practical use; application; conjugation; inflection