collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
to stand watch; to stand guard; to look out; to open (one's eyes) wide
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to be sullen; to be offended; to be huffy; to be stuffy; to be stifling; to be muggy
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
to shout (in anger); to yell
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
Not a word to anyone; Mum's the word
(college) president; secretary-general
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
sleeve (esp. of a kimono); pocket of sleeve; vicinity (esp. of a bridge); foot of a mountain; base of a mountain
to divide; to separate; to share; to distribute; to distinguish
character (of a person); personality; disposition; characteristics; nature (of a thing, event, etc.)
but; however; provided that
field of flowers; flower garden; flower bed; field of alpine flowers
hideout; secret base of operations; safe house
to strike; to hit; to beat; to punch
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
coincident with; while; simultaneously
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
having one's hands full; not having any room to do more; at the limit
understood; I see; OK; present; here
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
(United States of) America; USA
sink (e.g. in a kitchen); cruising (e.g. taxi); strolling (entertainer, musician, etc.); washing area (in a Japanese-style bath); back-washing service (in a public bath); floating (something on water)
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
summer vacation; summer holiday
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; over; more than
to cross (legs or arms); to link (arms); to put together; to construct; to braid; to plait; to grapple
my; one's own; personal; privately owned
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition