to serve as a reference; to provide useful information; to be helpful; to be informative; to be instructive
expressing one's mind; speaking out
close investigation; careful examination; scrutiny
handmade; handcrafted; homemade; homegrown
to give (as a gift); to present; to confer; to bestow; to award
top (of a table, counter, etc.); tabletop; countertop; baking tray; baking sheet; sheet pan
third stage; three stages; third dan (in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
even more; still more; one step; one rung; one paragraph; one passage
to pull out; to take out; to lead out (e.g. a horse from a stable); to summon (e.g. to court); to withdraw (money); to draw
step; stair; shelf; layer; grade; level; dan (degree of advanced proficiency in martial arts, go, shogi, etc.)
the reverse (side); back (side); other side; hidden side; behind the scenes
lower part; substructure; subordinate (office); good and faithful servant
bottom; sole; depths (e.g. of despair, the sea); bottom (of one's heart); limit; end
secret drawer; hidden drawer
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
thick; deep; kind; cordial; abundant
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to set free; to let go; to fail to ...
to finish reading; to read through
to repeat; to do over again
counter for occurrences; a time; an instance; inning (baseball); round; episode; chapter
to slip down; to slide down; to glide down
anything and everything; just about everything
to bump heads; to bump into each other; to collide head-on; to meet by chance; to encounter; to run into
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
suited figure; person in a suit
to fall over; to fall down; to fall; to flop (e.g. of a play); to be a flop
to give birth; to bear (child); to lay (eggs); to produce; to yield; to give rise to
absolutely; definitely; unconditionally
brook running across meadowland; small river flowing through a field
want to ... do something; would like to ...
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
to ask again; to repeat one's question; to ask back; to ask in return; to counter
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
sign; indication; omen; symptom
to think too much; to be over-concerned
to blurt out; to let slip; to say inadvertently; to come out with (e.g. nonsense)
to get carried away; to become over-excited; to push one's luck; to push a good thing too far
feel (of something); touch; texture; feeling; impression