competitive bidding (esp. for government contracts)
dot; spot; mark (in an exam, etc.); grade; point (in a game); score; point (in geometry)
technical score (in figure skating, etc.)
home area; home town; local
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
justice; fairness; impartiality
and; moreover; besides; as well as; and on top of that; at the same time
comprehensive; composite; all-embracing
judgment; judgement; divination; judgement
what; how many; many; a lot of; several; a few
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
government office; public office
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
answer; reply; response; answer; solution; result
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
society; the world; the times
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to; for; in order to; for; as for; regarding
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
woman; female; feminine gender
weekly publication; weekly magazine
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
telephone receiver; telephone mouthpiece; making a telephone call; receiving a telephone call
voice; singing (of a bird); chirping (of an insect); voice; opinion (as expressed in words); sound; sense (of something's arrival)
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; immediately; instantly; right away
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
eternity; perpetuity; permanence; immortality
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
door (Western-style, car, etc.)
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
municipal office; council; city hall
political measures; policy
lesson; section (in an organization); division; counter for lessons and chapters (of a book)
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)