cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
saying something (to someone); greeting; approaching (someone)
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
arm; skill; efforts; ability
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
companion; company; tritagonist
connection; link; relationship
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
old person; senior citizen; the aged; the elderly
refined; genteel; graceful; decent
university (college) professor
to be separated; to be apart; to leave; to go away; to leave (a job, etc.); to quit
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
to come to one's senses; to calm down
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
don't you think?; indicates question
to be tied together; to be connected to; to lead to; to be related to; to be related (by blood)
to spur on; to urge forward; to impel; to drive at high speed (e.g. a car)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to destroy; to crush; to break by striking; to spoil; to ruin
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
easy; trifling; harmless; nothing of the sort; not at all
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
to become confused (disconcerted, disorganized, disorganised); to be flustered; to panic; to hurry; to rush; to hasten
study; library; bookstore; bookshop; publishing company
third son; Occella iburia (species of poacher)
telephone call; speaking over the telephone; (Internet) voice call; counter for telephone calls of a set duration
(telephone) extension; additional telephone handset; portable handset; cordless telephone
to change; to exchange; to convert; to renew; to throw a switch; to replace
mystery novel; detective novel; whodunit
in; on; at (place); as for; regarding
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
to look up at; to raise one's eyes; to look up to; to admire; to respect
dealing with (people, customers, complaints, etc.); receiving (callers, visitors, etc.); attending to; handling; serving
to catch sight of; to come into view; to happen to see
to stop (in one's tracks); to come to a stop; to halt; to pause; to stand still
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
to trace (drawing); to follow; to imitate; to copy; to reproduce
to face; to go towards; to head towards