inquiry; enquiry; query; reference
establishing; proving; ascertaining; identifying; confirming
optional; voluntary; arbitrary; arbitrary
other side; opposite side; other party
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
malice; malicious intent; intent to kill
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
always; without exception; necessarily; certainly; without fail; positively
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
to forestall; to beat to the punch; to anticipate; to play the first move (e.g. in go)
each house; every house; many houses
edge of the eaves; house frontage
faintly; weakly; dimly; fool; simpleton; dimwit
various; varied; diverse; all sorts of
to hold in one's arms (e.g. a baby); to embrace; to hug; to have (a thought or feeling); to hold; to harbour (suspicion, doubt, etc.)
to gulp down (a drink); to slurp
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to keep; to preserve; to hold; to last; to endure; to keep well (food)
(on) one's own; (by) oneself
to accomplish; to finish; to fulfill
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
for better or worse; for good and bad; regardless of merit; both good and bad
cold-hearted; callous; unfeeling; insentient (objects); insensate; inanimate
to turn completely into; to become completely
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to corner; to drive to the wall; to run down; to track down; to chase after
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
to bear responsibility for; to be liable for; to answer for; to take the blame for
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
luckily; blessedly; fortunately
leader; guide; mentor; coach
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to begin; to start; to happen (again); to begin (anew); to date (from); to originate (in)