preface; introduction; preamble
to quarry; to cut (timber); to begin to talk; to break the ice; to start a fire (with flint, by rubbing sticks together, etc.); to select and extract (from a media file)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
April Fools' Day; April fool
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
to follow in succession; to happen one after another
knowing; (an) acquaintance
(one's) initials; first letter (of a name, sentence, etc.); initial; first
successful bid; winning a tender
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
to have a cramp; to twitch; to stiffen (of a face, expression); to freeze; to shrink (of skin, due to a scar); to tauten
the place for; the time for; the level of
release (e.g. information); disclosure (legal); show; indication; display
most part; greater part; majority
Japanese person; Japanese people
being elected; being selected (to win a prize, etc.); winning (in a lottery, raffle, etc.)
will; probably; may; I think; surely; I hope
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
limply; wearily; listlessly; languidly; exhaustedly; unenergetically
chair; stool; post; office; position
large amount of money; great cost
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
(something) one does not really mean; insincere
charming; fascinating; attractive
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to spread; to be propagated
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
job application form; employee satisfaction
technology; engineering; technique; skill; art; craft
to probe; to search; to sound out; to investigate
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
to be much obliged (to someone); to receive favor (favour); to be indebted; to be grateful