measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
greeting; a fine thing to say
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
remarks; comments; way of talking; speaking style; excuse; topic (of conversation)
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to be in high spirits; to be full of vigor (vigour); to be enthusiastic; to be eager; to stretch to breaking point
racing (of an engine); spinning one's wheels; running idle; fruitless effort; going nowhere; going round in circles
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
please remember me; please help me; please treat me well; please do; please take care of
to accomplish; to achieve; to carry out; to do ... completely; to do ... entirely
tea party; get-together; tea ceremony
one's house; one's home; one's family
please come (and visit us); please come (to our shop)
leading aristocrat; great house; grand seigneur; boyar
to celebrate; to congratulate; to present (a gift) in celebration; to drink in celebration; to wish for (a happy future, good fortune, etc.); to pray for
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to be associated (with); to be connected (with)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
to build up; to establish; to form; to become (a state); to accomplish; to achieve; to change into
same; similar; (just) like; equal
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious
to walk about; to walk around; to conduct oneself; to turn up; to brawl (in a play, etc.)
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
to put out one's hand; to extend one's arm; to reach (for); to try one's hand at (something new)
innocence; insentient (i.e. plants, inanimate objects, etc.); free from obstructive thoughts; to pester someone (for cash, etc.)
focusing on only one thing; obsessively; intensely; selfish; self-serving
to crunch; to masticate; to simplify; to explain plainly
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
cross-examination; close questioning; demanding an explanation
to look away; to avert one's eyes
feeling guilty; having a guilty conscience; having qualms about