double; twice (as much); times (as much); -fold; 1-nth; 1 to n
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
giving two or three light tugs (or pushes); (arch.) worrying about; (arch.) moping; (arch.) suddenly angry; (arch.) feeling a surge of anger
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
sorry; excuse me; thank you
ring; circle; hoop; wheel; circle (e.g. of friends)
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
uneasy; unsure; unreliable; untrustworthy; (arch.) nervous; (arch.) impatient
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
something out of the ordinary; variant; variety; person with an unusual character or background; unique figure; exceptional type
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
contrived; false-sounding
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
regarding; in; to; towards; with regards to
insurrection; mutiny; rebellion; revolt; uprising
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
a head (e.g. taller or shorter); noticeable difference (in competitors' results)
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
what do you want?; can I help you?
tangent point; point of contact; contact (electrical, etc.); point of agreement; common ground
to be lacking in options; to be too few
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
Eh?; What?; Come on!; Damn!
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
student (esp. a university student)
self-government; autonomy; local (governmental) autonomy
winding; meandering; wriggling; wiggling; waving; swaying
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
to track down; to locate; to find out; to smoke out; to ferret out; to chase up
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit