to take pains (doing something); to take great care
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to perceive; to sense; to take in; to grasp; to feel
prejudice; bias; distorted view
to fix upon (one-sidedly); to (ignore somebody's position and) arbitrarily decide something is the case; to scold; to take (a person) to task
carrying (on one's person or in the hand); mobile phone; cell phone
thin; pale; light; watery; thin; weak (taste, etc.); little (affection, etc.) not much (of a presence)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
magnanimity; tolerance; large eyes
to feel oneself indebted to
printout; (computer) printing
mole; lentigo; beauty spot
instant; moment; for an instant
accurate; correct; precise; exact
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest
formal marriage interview; marriage meeting
hah (derisively); pooh; pfft (of something disappearing); poof; huff; puff
rather; sooner; preferably
full-time househusband; stay-at-home dad
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
not exceeding; and downward; below (e.g. standard); under (e.g. a level); the below-mentioned; the following
informant; informer; contact; Information Provider
enclosure; annex; separate sheet; accompanying sheet
reference; bibliographical reference; consultation; browsing (e.g. when selecting a file to upload on a computer); checking out
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
brewery (sake, soy); brewer; (arch.) warehouse overseer
junior high school; middle school; lower secondary school
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
district; section; sector
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
to be surprised; to be astonished
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
not quite (right); not very good; somewhat (lacking)
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to gather in large numbers (of people); to hang out (as a large group)