reception room; parlor; parlour
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
faint; dim; weak; poor; wretched; meagre
to associate with; to keep company with; to go out with; to go along with; to follow someone's lead; to accompany someone
result; consequence; coming to fruition; bearing fruit; as a result; consequently
when it becomes; when it comes to
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
daughter; girl (i.e. a young, unmarried woman)
instead of; replacing; on behalf of
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
while it may be true that; just because; nevertheless; not necessarily
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
sudden rise; steep climb; zoom; trending
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
final; eventual; ultimate
war; fighting; fierce competition
cola (carbonated soft drink); kola tree (Cola acuminata, etc.); cola tree
certain; sure; definite; reliable; sound; solid
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because; as you know
way; method; means; resource; course
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
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)
to have a talk; to tell a story
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to become possible; to become able to (do)
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
to become better; to improve
to be profitable; to yield a profit
process; course; mechanism
realization (of goods into money); conversion (into money); liquidation
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
plating (chrome, gold, silver, etc.); coating; gilding; pretense; pretence; simulation
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression