question; inquiry; enquiry
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
this side; in the forefront
postbox; mailbox; post; position; post (e.g. goalpost); post- (e.g. post-Cold War)
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
hanging low (over); hovering around (price level); low hanging (e.g. clouds); sluggish (e.g. economy); slump; recession
to guide; to lead; to show the way; to derive; to deduce
in spite of; regardless of
change (of personnel); reshuffle (e.g. of a cabinet); shake-up; dismissal (e.g. of a minister); replacement
president (of a society); chairman
to run counter to; to go against; to disobey; to infringe
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
policy; course; plan (of action); magnetic needle
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
fate; destiny; connection; tie; pretext; justification
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
deciding match (in a competition for a cup (pennant))
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
someone who is greatly one's senior; veteran
all one's power (strength, energy, efforts); one's utmost
thorough; exhaustive; complete
to smash up; to defeat crushingly
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
beginning; outset; first; onset
to say; to tell; to state; to do
last place; lowest position; lowest rank; least significant (bit); lowest order
complete victory; winning a tournament with no losses
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
to pull; to draw; to string (lines); to run (cable); to pull towards oneself (e.g. someone's sleeve); to drag; to haul
new; neo-; newness; novelty; Gregorian calendar; Xin dynasty (China, 9-23 CE)
to polish; to shine; to brush (e.g. teeth); to refine (e.g. a skill); to improve; to cultivate
to shine; to glitter; to be bright
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
way (of doing); manner; method; means
to be caught; to be captured; to be taken prisoner; to be seized with (fear, etc.); to be a slave to; to stick to
to aim at (for, to do, to become); to try for; to have an eye on; to go toward; to head for
to be grounded on; to be based on; to be due to; to originate from
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to hold down; to twist someone's arm; to force (someone) to yield (e.g. an argument); to make (someone) surrender
isn't it?; don't you think?; right?; surely; come on
now that; since; so long as; because