operator; manager; administrator
attention; notice; care; caution; advice; warning
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
to make clear; to clarify; to disclose; to make public
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
book; volume; this; present; main; head; real
that's true; of course; obviously
to mind (negative nuance); to care about; to worry; to pay undue (amount of) attention to (something)
one turn; spinning around; complete change; reversal; (an) about-face
hospitalization; hospitalisation
doubt; question; uncertainty; skepticism; scepticism; suspicion
to clear up; to clear away; to refresh (e.g. spirits); to be cleared (e.g. of a suspicion); to be dispelled; to be banished
to collapse; to fall down (in a heap)
to get poised again for charging; to toe the mark again; to start from scratch; to get a fresh start (on)
to serve (in a bowl, on a plate, etc.); to dish out; to pile up; to heap up; to administer (medicine, poison); to dose out; to put into (e.g. information in a report, meaning in a statement)
to creep up; to crawl up; to overcome (a bad situation); to rise (after a setback)
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
crisply; with a crunch; refreshingly; sharply; candidly; frankly
wheedling child; spoiled child; pampered child; child who always demands attention
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
a little bit; a little while
to behave like a spoiled child; to fawn on; to take advantage of; to presume upon (e.g. another's benevolence); to depend on
addressing (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan" (considered impolite)
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
to pile up; to stack; to load (car, ship, etc.); to pack; to acquire; to accumulate
to cover (with something); to put on (e.g. someone's head); to pour liquid (on something); to dash liquid (over something); to plate (something) with metal; to cover (with a dental crown); to add (e.g. music to a video)
sensation; feeling; tendency; propensity
to cross over (e.g. mountain); to go across; to get over (e.g. hardship); to pass time (e.g. a winter); to surpass; to be better than; to move house
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
cutting edge; leading edge; forefront; tip; end
(wireless) transceiver; radio; walkie-talkie
ear; hearing; ear (for music, etc.); edge; crust; ear (of a pot, jug, etc.)
uh-huh; mm-hmm; with a moan; with a groan
United Kingdom; UK; Britain; England
intelligence operative; spy