bank; banking institution
traveller's cheque; traveler's check
quickness; agility; activity
important documents; important papers
to stop; to halt; to have (someone) stay; to put up (a guest); to fasten; to pin
agile; nimble; casual (clothing); light (e.g. luggage); carefree; with limited responsibility
this is why; that is the reason why; it is the case that; so; thus; with that
in the end; at the end of the day
word; term; language; speech
generally; on the whole; general; rough; outline; main points
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
wholly; solely; entirely; principally; mostly; chiefly
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
bringing up; rearing; upbringing
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
chattering; talk; idle talk; chatty; talkative; chatterbox
time; (the) hour; favourable time; opportunity; chance
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
first third of a month; first ten days of a month
to be in sight (e.g. a resolution); to have a clear idea; to have bright prospects
to call; to summon; to send for; to call together
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
anything and everything; just about everything
connection; link; relationship
regret; flesh, blood vessels and fat from around chicken heart (usu. served as yakitori)
in comparison with; when compared with; according to; in light of; in view of
disturbance; upheaval; unrest; war; riot
to like; to be pleased with; to be delighted with; to take a liking to; to suit one's fancy
day by day; every day; by the day
idea; notion; sense (e.g. of duty); resignation (to one's fate); acceptance; observation and contemplation
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
end (of life); death; demise; (peacefully) spending one's final years
the more one looks (at it) the more ...
to fold one's arms; to stand and watch (without interfering); to stand idly by; to lie in wait; to be ready and waiting
Rhineland (Germany); Rheinland