former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
soon; shortly; before long; nearly; almost
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; amusement; hobby
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
to go (come) inside; to step into; to enter
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
device; contrivance; trick; trap; (small) scale; half finished; commencement
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
different (from); not the same (as)
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
to think too much; to be over-concerned
obedient; meek; docile; honest; frank; upfront (about one's feelings)
periodic check; periodic inspection; routine inspection
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
business; trade; operations; sales
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
taking over; handing over; transfer of control; inheriting; passing on the baton
to hold in one's arms; to carry in one's arms; to have (problems, debts, etc.); to take on (a responsibility); to employ; to have (on one's staff)
lunch; midday meal; food served at a tea party (tea ceremony)
luxury; extravagance; treat (i.e. at somebody's expense)
overall victory; championship
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to stand up; to put up; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to start (a rumour); to make
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
ultimate; final; last; eventual
basket clam (Corbiculidae spp.); freshwater clam; freshwater mussel
to become; to appear like; to have a touch of; to look like
to be unusual (of a person or of a thing); to be uncommon; to be peculiar; to be crazy; to be eccentric; to be different
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
preliminary arrangements; spade work
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
kombu (usu. Saccharina japonica); konbu; kelp; any edible species from the family Laminariaceae
to take out; to produce; to pick out; to fetch; to retrieve
low flame (cooking); low heat; simmering
lie; fib; mistake; error; unwise move; bad decision
to hurt; to ache; to feel a pain; to be injured; to be spoiled (e.g. food); to be damaged