seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
and yet; though; when; in spite of
ill-natured; mean; mischievous; nasty; unkind; teasing
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
to pull out; to draw out; to omit; to leave out; to do to the end; to carry through; to let out (e.g. air from a tyre)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
temporary truce; ceasefire
act of barbarity; barbarism; brutality; savagery
to compete; to contest; to quarrel; to argue; to deny (e.g. evidence)
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to complain; to lodge a complaint
cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
regrettable; unsatisfactory; deplorable; lamentable
to be possible to say; to be able to say; (arch.) said; (arch.) have said
every part of the world; all over the world; the four corners of the world
searching for someone; search for a missing person
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
call; summons; convening; convocation
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
news (from somebody); letter; contact; (somebody's) whereabouts; (somebody's) movements
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
approval; agreement; support; favour; favor
impatient; tantalized; tantalised; irritated; chagrined; chagrinned
cowardice; timidity; bashfulness
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
should time and circumstances permit
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
along the road (e.g. following its curves without turning off at any intersection); along the street
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
shop; small store; business; firm
dwelling; house; residence; address