investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
due form; official; formality
to start (something); to start up; to boot (a computer); to launch (a business)
support; backing; aid; assistance
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
how long; how much; to what extent
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
opportunity to show one's abilities; time to show one's stuff; one's province
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
exactly; precisely; just; as if; as though; quite
whereabout; about where; how much
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
to be prolonged; to drag on
drying rice on a rack; rack for drying rice
box; box (in theatre); booth (in restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin); central 4x4 area (othello)
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
rate; ratio; proportion; percentage
not less than; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; above-mentioned; aforementioned
wherein; therein; thereinto
two times; twice; two degrees
innocent verdict; "not guilty" verdict
to exert oneself and win; to gain (victory)
jumping straight to the business, ...; I know this is abrupt, but ...; let's skip the pleasantries; getting to the point
to telephone; to make a phone call
oh; ho; exclamation of surprise, admiration, etc.; hoo (owl call); toot (sound of a flute)
materials; data; document
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
room connecting the two main rooms of a building; intermediate room
I see; that's right; indeed
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
at that time; in those days
mental; spiritual; emotional
how long; how far; how much