as before; as ever; as it was originally
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to make a speech; to address
to be surprised; to be astonished
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
foreign substance; foreign body; strange object; unusual object; (arch.) dead body; (arch.) corpse
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to put back; to return; to vomit; to throw up; to recover (of a market price)
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
face; mask; face guard; (in kendo) striking the head; surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect
with the exception of; excepting; excluding
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
dragon god; dragon king; naga
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
talk; speech; topic; subject; discussions; negotiation; rumor
beginning; outset; first; onset
to lend an ear to; to listen to
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe and humor (humour)
(smelling) strongly; pungently; furiously; indignantly; fuming
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
tactics; strategy; military operation; naval operation