maintenance; servicing; putting in place; establishment; development
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
state of things; state of affairs; condition; situation; circumstances
to set up (in high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to collect one's thoughts; to gather one's thoughts; to put one's ideas in order
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
secret feud; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
tree sparrow (Passer montanus); talkative person; knowledgeable person
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
heir; inheritor; successor
plausible; believable; solemn; dignified; serious
absence; disregard; indifference
function; facility; faculty; feature
systematization; systematisation; organization; organisation
repatriation; return; (electrical) feedback
decorations; offerings; mere window dressing
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
district; region; the country; countryside; civilian society
(courteous) invitation; call
to manage (all by oneself); to control; to run; to take charge of
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
wife; (arch.) my dear; (arch.) dear; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); embellishment
brave woman; heroine; lady of character; Amazon
to contemplate; to ponder; to think long about; to turn over in one's mind
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
expansion; extension; elongation; stretching
to curb; to halt; to apply brakes; to put an end to
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
of great promise; with a promising future
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
struggling; pawing (e.g. horses' hooves)
to shoot (at); to attack; to defeat; to destroy
hypothesis; supposition; assumption
bitter (e.g. criticism); sharp; biting; severe; scathing; harsh
silver hair; gray hair; grey hair
to be forestalled; to be taken in; to be cheated; to be outwitted
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody