clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
... or something (like that); ... or whatever; so-called ...; a certain ...
yearned for; longed for; missed
steady; honest; sober; straightforward; reliable
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
government office; public office
to peek (through a keyhole, gap, etc.); to look down into (a ravine, etc.); to peek into (a shop, bookstore, etc.); to sneak a look at; to take a quick look at; to peep (through a telescope, microscope, etc.); to stick out (a scarf from a collar, etc.)
as (much) as possible; as (much) as one can; wherever practicable; if possible
4th day of the month; four days
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
to be excited; to be nervous; to be thrilled
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
to cross the line; to go too far
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
adulterous love affair with someone at work
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
register of names; list of names; roll; register; roster
to make sure; to check; to ascertain; to confirm; to verify
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
positive (e.g. thinking); positive; positive (pole); anode
negative (e.g. thinking); negative; negative (electrical polarity)
lump; mass; group; crowd; embodiment (of an idea, quality, feeling etc.); personification
decision; settlement; confirmation; establishment
that far; so far; to that extent; stop!; not one step further!
even if; even though; although one might say; although called
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
may I ask (for); might I ask (that)
to pretend; to act (as if)
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
unexpectedly; surprisingly; unexpected; unanticipated; unforeseen
effect; virtue; efficacy; impression