having one's guard up; not showing weak points; (of women) resisting attempts of being hit on; being distrustful of potential love interests; prudish
evacuation; withdrawal; revocation; repeal; retreat
groundwork; (lit.) laying the foundation
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
investigation; research; looking something up
to be suspected without cause
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon); trace
to set one's mind on doing; to get the idea of doing; to make up one's mind
24 hours; twenty-four hours
at once; immediately; right now
time of departure; time to leave
to be about to enter (a bath, etc.)
licking; lapping up; (eating up) quickly; gobbling up
childish; childlike; immature; infantile; puerile
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
night-vision scope; night scope
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
price; cost; value; worth; value
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
to be descended from; to be drawn from (the tradition of); to be derived from; to follow the school (tradition) of
weather forecast; weather report
television program; TV program
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
key station; flagship station; leading station of a broadcasting network
to become familiar with; to get used to; to become accustomed to; to come to fit; to go (well) with; to suit
manufactured goods; finished goods; product
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)
to satisfy (conditions, one's appetite, etc.); to meet (e.g. demands); to fulfill; to fill (e.g. a cup); to pack; to supply
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
interpretation (i.e. oral translation); interpreter
to be indicated as the winner of a bout by the raising of the referee's fan; to be declared the winner