baseball stadium; ballpark
suspicious behavior; acting suspiciously
to persuade someone to consent; to entreat repeatedly; to beg; to implore
order (from one's superior); command; what you say; (someone's) words
waiting (e.g. at the stage door) for performers or celebrities to exit
card (with a message written on it)
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
let me humbly say; most humbly; with all due respect
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
office workers; office staff; clerical staff
open; public; overt; free; unreserved; uninhibited
honesty; sincerity; trust; reliance; (religious) faith; devotion
each nation; many nations; many countries
spoiled fun; loss of interest; damper (e.g. on the party); wet blanket; turn-off
current year (fiscal, academic, etc.)
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
far away; far off; far; long ago; long before
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to launch a surprise attack
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; dear me!; thank God!
retirement; resignation; stepping down
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
discharge (e.g. of water from a dam); release (of young fish into a river, pond, etc.); stocking (a river, etc. with fish); (arch.) banishment; (arch.) exile
to bind; to file; to top with egg (e.g. donburi)
(while) holding a post or being in office
hidden ball trick; ace up one's sleeve; secret weapon
outfitting (of a ship); rigging; (ship's) outfit; fittings; equipment
to irritate; to grate on one's nerves; to aggravate; to be galling; to be invidious
to envy; to be envious (of); to be jealous (of)
European Currency Unit; ECU
monetary unit; currency unit
rich (in flavor, color, smell, etc.); thick; very likely; highly possible; passionate; hot
being independent; standing on one's own; becoming independent
sharp-eared; have sharp ears; picks things up fast
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
going backward; turning back; backtracking; retrogression; relapse; returning to a bad state
to be suitable; to be appropriate; to match
draw (in go, poetry contest, etc.); tie
to speak without hesitation or problems; to speak fluently or skillfully; to be talkative; to have a glib tongue
chronological order; time series