action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
meaning; significance; sense
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
with ... as a start; taking advantage of; inspired by
restoration; repair; mending
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
gear; cogwheel; cog (in an organization, company, etc.); cog in the machine
to come alive; to get going; to start to move
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
speech and conduct; words and deeds
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
don't you think?; indicates question
student in a higher grade; upperclassman
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
honorific/polite/humble prefix
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
it is not (like that) either
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself
in some way or other; one way or another; somehow; only just; barely
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
to duck one's head; to pull in one's head; to duck down; to shrug one's shoulders
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
return of something; repayment
destined; predestined; fated; fateful
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
counter for people (usu. seating, reservations and such); first name; famous; great; name; noun
plate (often as in "tectonic plate")
expression in writing; written representation; notation; writing on the surface (e.g. an address on an envelope); inscribing on the face
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
wide sense (e.g. of a word); broad sense