to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
live coals (for firelighting); cause (of disturbance, conflict, etc.); trigger
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
leader of a delegation (body, party)
and (also); both ... and; as well as
personal meeting (esp. used by females)
implementation (e.g. of a system); materialization; materialisation; realization; realisation; actualization
various; a variety of; all kinds of; many; diverse
beard (esp. on the chin); goatee
to comb down; to smooth down
happiness in the next world
to stiffen; to become stiff
news of someone's death; obituary
accent (of one's speech); dialect; provincialism; corrupted form (e.g. of word); mispronunciation
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
voiced consonant in Japanese
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
I wonder; do you think?; I might; some kind; some stage; somehow
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
to disappear; to vanish into thin air
root; source; origin; foundation; basis; essence
feather decoration; plume
traditional; conventional
to darken one's face; to assume a gloomy look
calm; serenity; tranquillity; tranquility
negotiations; discussions; connection
to entrust; to leave to a person
selection (esp. from many people for an important job position); exceptional promotion
... being the case; (precisely) because ...; as might be expected from ...
pack of lies; complete fabrication
fiction; made-up story; fable; fabrication; myth
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience