careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; movie (esp. during the silent movie period)
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
fort; stronghold; fortification
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
supervised; under surveillance
method; process; manner; way; means; technique
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
trader; dealer; businessperson; fellow trader; people in the same trade
to choose (a thing) at one's own discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
each nation; many nations; many countries
to meet; to assemble; to congregate
student (esp. a university student)
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
skillful; skilful; delicious; appetizing; fortunate; splendid
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
work; operation; manufacturing; fatigue duty
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
until (a time); till; to (a place or person); as far as; to (an extent); up to
preliminary arrangements; preparation; spadework; pre-cooking
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
number one; first; best; most; game; round
flight (e.g. airline flight); trip (e.g. train trip); mail; post; opportunity; chance