expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
shorthanded; short of hands; undermanned; insufficient (stock, money, etc.); in short supply; low
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to collect; to put (it all) together; to summarize; to aggregate; to bring to a conclusion; to finalize
whereabouts; place; location; place where one belongs; where one fits in; place where one can be oneself
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
hand; arm; forepaw; foreleg; handle; hand; worker
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
edition; version; plate; block; editions of a publication
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
in accordance with; following; roughly; about; Street; Avenue
skill; proficiency; experience; dexterity
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
diversion (action meant to attract attention away from the real objective); feint
secret; clandestine; covert; spy (for a daimyo, shogun, etc.); secret agent
to break; to snap; to be injured; to wear out; to be worn out; to break; to burst
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
shield; buckler; escutcheon; pretext
closing in on (the enemy, first place, etc.); coming close to; pressing hard; pressing hard (e.g. with a question); taking to task; grilling
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
screen (of a TV, computer, etc.); image (on a screen); picture; surface of a painting (picture, drawing, etc.)
to release; to let go; to free; to add (pieces of eggplant, potato, etc.) to water, broth, etc.
to fold one's arms; to link arms with someone
to adhere to; to stick to; to keep close to; to go along with; to get involved with; to be thick with
existence; being; survival; to exist; to live; to survive
three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
(making, launching) concentrated attack (on, against)
to live; to exist; to make a living; to subsist; to be in effect; to be in use
time; hour; period; class
finishing blow; coup de grâce
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
retention; maintenance; preservation
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute