mainly; chiefly; primarily; for the most part
proposal; proposition; suggestion
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
being watchful; keeping watch; keeping an eye open
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
apparently; appears to be
skill; dexterity; proficiency
whispering into a person's ear
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
indication; denotation; designation; instructions; directions
to make sure of; to assure oneself of; to see with one's own eyes; to ascertain
suddenly and in a loud voice (e.g. sobbing)
to boil up; to come to the boil; to arise; to break out; to get excited; to be in uproar
to put on clothes; to wear clothes; to be the personification of
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
announcement; presentation; demonstration; displaying; showing; introducing
apprenticeship; probation; learning by observation; apprentice; trainee; probationer
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
other side; opposite side; other party
delay; putting off; procrastination
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on
to make a fresh start; to turn over a new leaf; to call again; to visit again; to come again
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
female help; female labor; woman's handwriting; (arch.) hiragana
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
by all means; at any cost; whether (one is) willing or not; willingly or unwillingly; on no account; by no means
crude; unrefined; coarse; ill-mannered; rude; insensitive
tendency; trend; inclination
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
to restrict; to limit; to be restricted to; to be limited to; to be best (for); to be the best plan
to carry to extremes; to go to the end of something; to investigate thoroughly; to master
person with a lot of experience; old hand; veteran (in a particular field)
group engaged in some activity (players, companies, forces, etc.)
useless; futile; unnecessary; needless; not on business; unrelated