state of affairs (around you); situation; circumstances
to bear; to stand; to support; to withstand; to be fit for; to be equal to
without cause; without reason
confections; sweets; candy; cake
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to go out to meet; to receive; to welcome; to accept (e.g. as a member of a group or family); to call for; to summon
beautiful face; good looks; beauty
apparent; obvious; very clear
bet; wager; stake; gamble
party (of people); set (of people); clan; family; fellow
outrageous; reprehensible; rude; insolent; nefarious
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
dull (e.g. a knife); blunt; thickheaded; obtuse; dull (sound, color, etc.); dim (light)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
out of the question; outrageous; impossible; irrelevant; not pertinent
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
to press against each other; to huddle together
plentiful; lot of; much; pile of
to pile up; to make a heap; to lay (e.g. bricks); to acquire (e.g. experience); to build (a reputation)
to read a large number (of); to read widely; to read everything that one can lay one's hands on (usu. of specific type, genre)
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
to pass (of time); to elapse
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
preliminary arrangements; spade work
such ... as; or some such
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
rest; break; recess; intermission
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
influential person; powerful person; big wheel; big gun; power behind the throne
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
transactions; dealings; business
thoughtless; reckless; seldom; rare; ordinary; usual
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
to strike a chord; to tug at one's heartstrings; to resonate
to remove; to eliminate; to eradicate; to exclude; to except
even if ...; even supposing that ...; also as ...; also for ...; also from the position of ...