to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to reach the point that; to come to be that; to turn into
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
protection; safeguard; guardianship; preservation; conservation
institution; establishment; facility; home (for elderly, orphans, etc.)
honeymouthed; glib; fair-spoken; cajoling; talking glibly
staff member; employee; worker; personnel
how many years; how long; what year
public telephone; pay phone
to be worried; to be troubled
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
instead; but (on the other hand)
to help each other; to cooperate
answering machine; answerphone
absence; being away from home; house-sitting; house-sitter; being left unattended to (of one's studies, etc.); neglecting
to compete with; to argue with; to quarrel
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
shōchū; Japanese spirit distilled from sweet potatoes, rice, etc.
sleeping pill; sleep medication
dissection; autopsy; analysis
that day; the very same day
neighbourhood; neighborhood
perfect; complete; flawless
program (e.g. TV); programme
washing with water; rinsing; flushing
opening and shutting; opening and closing
to strike against; to collide with; to encounter; to meet; to clash
bottle; jar; decanter; flagon; phial; vial
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
one day; (on) a certain day