to miss (doing); to fail (to do)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
shortage of talented people; shortfall in human resources
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
manager; controller; chief treasurer; boss (of a gambling den)
to furnish with; to equip with; to prepare for; to make preparations for; to possess (all that is needed); to be endowed with
to pull up; to drag up; to increase; to raise (e.g. taxes); to withdraw; to leave; to promote (someone to a higher position)
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
sleeve; wing (of a stage, desk, gate, etc.)
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
metre; meter; meter; gauge
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
fake; something false; sham; deception
to be sticky; to be adhesive; to persevere; to persist; to stick to
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
place hidden from view; cover; shelter; hiding place
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
li (one of the trigrams of the I Ching: fire, south)
aviation; flight; flying; to fly; to take a flight
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
quick; swift; nimble; quick (understanding, judgement, etc.); alert; prompt
barefaced (e.g. lie); shameless; transparent; pure white; very clear
to float; to set afloat; to show on one's face (smile, sadness, etc.); to recall; to call to mind
with a clash; with a thud; unexpectedly (meeting someone); suddenly (ending); abruptly (coming to a halt)
to happen to meet; to come across
to set up (a house, store, etc.); to build; to have at the ready (e.g. a gun); to hold in preparation (e.g. a camera); to adopt a posture; to assume a stance; to put on an air
to put up (a notice, sign, etc.); to hang out (e.g. a banner); to hold up high; to raise overhead; to tout (a principle, plan, etc.); to herald; to publish
to deliver; to extradite; to stretch across; to hand over
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay