to fall; to drop; to set (of the sun or moon); to sink; to decrease (of popularity, quality, speed, sales, etc.); to fall; to be inferior (to)
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
fashionable color; fashionable colour
to coil around; to follow about; to be related to; to concern; to be associated with
novel; story; (work of) fiction
sightseeing spot; tourist attraction
to hide; to conceal oneself; to disappear (behind); to be hidden (by); to live in seclusion; to retire (from the world)
well-known store; famous shop
notice; attention; observation
there is nothing; having nothing
endorsing and questioning the preceding statement; lamenting reflections on the preceding statement
no; you're welcome; not at all; don't mention it
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
human being; human; person; character (of a person)
why; how; for what reason
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
record of proceedings; minutes
the front; honest; upright; decent
to take out; to get out; to put out; to reveal; to submit (e.g. thesis); to turn in; to publish
indicates a question; indicates an embedded question; indicates an indirect question; or; whether or not; some- (e.g. something, someone); hmm
several years; a few years
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
to establish a lead; to distinguish (between); to ascertain or tell the difference (between); to discriminate
one (esp. of two); the other; on the one hand; on the other hand; whereas; although
barely; narrowly; only just; with difficulty
cover (of a book, magazine, etc.); binding; to appear on the cover of a magazine
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
associate editor; deputy editor
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
honorific/polite/humble prefix
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to advance; to move forward; to carry forward (plans, work, etc.); to proceed with; to raise; to elevate
to think (about, of); to think over; to consider; to bear in mind; to think (that); to believe; to intend (to do)
tie-up (e.g. between companies); tie-in; collaboration; partnership; cooperation
great; excellent; distinguished; important; awful; terrible
important person; influential figure; big shot; big thing; big one; big game
north; the North; northern territories; North Korea; (arch.) north wind
specialization; specialisation