confinement; imprisonment; incarceration
charge; duty; person in charge; official; clerk
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to coax; to wheedle; to soothe
safekeeping; temporary custody; claim check; deposit receipt; matter left undecided; unresolved issue
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
to make (the best) use of; to put to good use; to let live; to keep alive; to revive; to resuscitate
to exploit; to extort; to squeeze (someone); to squeeze (e.g. oil, juice); to wring out; to press out
conversation (just) between you and me; confidential talk
hostility; animosity; enmity
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
automatic; intransitive verb
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
warm; comfortable; snug; cozy; cosy; pleasant
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to show appreciation for (efforts, esp. by someone of equal or lower status); to thank for; to reward for
unanimity; unanimous consent; unanimous agreement
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
sincere; earnest; serious
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
something like ...; something called ...
foster father; adoptive father
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
by all rights; properly speaking; legally speaking
last; final; closing; last train (bus, flight, etc.; of the day)
distortion (often used for caricature in manga, etc.); deformation
small child; pipsqueak; short person; midget; small animal; runt
going to work; leaving for work; attendance (at work); being at work; presence (in the office); reporting for work
through (e.g. an intermediary, a medium); via; over (e.g. a network); across; by way of; by means of
substance; true form; main part; main unit; object of worship (at a shrine, temple, etc.); noumenon
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
child (esp. one of elementary school age or younger)
preface; introduction; preamble
leveling up; raising the level (of); boosting; improving; improvement; rising to the next level
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
to destroy; to demolish; to disturb; to put into disorder; to relax (one's pose); to make oneself at ease; to break (a bill)
colon (punctuation); eau de Cologne; colonist; colón (currency of Costa Rica and former currency of El Salvador); colon
cheerfully; joyously; joyfully; happily; lightheartedly; excitedly
to pour (into); to sprinkle on (from above); to water (e.g. plants); to shed (tears); to concentrate one's energy (strength, attention, etc.) on; to devote to; to flow into (e.g. of a river)