to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
stealthily; secretly; in secret
to take in one's hand; to pick up; to obtain
satisfaction; pride; one's strong point; one's forte; regular customer; regular client
memo book; memo pad; notebook; notepad; scratchpad; scratch pad
seeing one off; farewell; escort
to raise; to elevate; to do up (one's hair); to fly (a kite, etc.); to launch (fireworks, etc.); to land (a boat); to show someone (into a room)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
mouth; lips; shape of the mouth; near an entrance; vicinity of an entrance
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
key to a solution; first step toward a solution; thread to unravel a mystery
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to lose heart; to become discouraged; to be crestfallen; to be utterly disheartened
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
hollow; cavity; dent; depression
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
plain; frank; candid; open; direct; straightforward
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
four times; four colour process printing (color); CMYK printing
to change completely; to switch (to); to shift (to another mode)
it was, wasn't it?; must have been; I think (it was); how might it have been?
high (e.g. ball in baseball); highish; on the expensive side; comparatively expensive; wait tile which produces a winning hand with a higher score
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
dark; gloomy; depressed; dispirited; dark (in colour); dull; ill-boding
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
whim; caprice; whimsy; fickle; moody; uneven temper
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
reaching; attaining; arrival
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
descent; fall; drop; passing down (of an order, decree, etc.)
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
level; standard; level (plane); floor; spirit level; (surveyor's) level
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
dumbfounded; overcome with surprise; in blank amazement; in a daze
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way