consideration; taking into account
at least; at most; (even) just
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
what; how; what (a) ...!; how ...!; surprisingly; to my amazement
(arch.) large river (esp. the Yangtze); Lake Biwa
to be prolonged; to drag on
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
secret understanding; collusion
another; one more; not quite; not very good; lacking
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to collect (debts); to dun; to appoint; to promote; to emphasize; to focus on
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
to change sides; to double-cross; to betray; to roll over (in bed); to turn over
promptly; quickly; without delay; before others; first
isolation; being alone; being friendless
to take by storm (e.g. a castle); to assault; to capture; to reduce
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
inside of a castle; area surrounded by castle walls
(death from) starvation; starving to death
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
to gain fame; to make one's name
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
to say; to tell; to state; to do
loss (of assets, profit, etc.)
to feel hot; to flush; to burn
street at night; making a night journey
to get drunk; to become intoxicated; to feel sick (e.g. in a vehicle); to become nauseated; to be elated; to be exalted
ahead; further on; beyond (this place); before this; prior to this; earlier
speech and conduct; words and deeds
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
(arch.) it is not so; no; never mind
to be hesitant; to feel timid
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to become pale; to turn pale
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation