skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to rush over; to run up to
person killed in action; the war dead
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
agency; commission; reception (of guests); conveyance (of messages)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to act as an agent for; to intermediate; to announce (someone's arrival); to answer (the door, the phone); to convey (a message)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to learn of (by chance)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
official recognition; authorization; authorisation; licence; license; accreditation
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
breathily (while talking)
late at night; at a late hour
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
bored; having nothing to do; idle
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
phonetic table (esp. that of Japanese)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly