to make sense; to be consistent; to be logical; to stand to reason; to be coherent
to present; to offer; to show; to display; to assume (e.g. a shape)
important post; important office; key position
negligence; carelessness; incompetence; mismanagement
coming and going; keeping in touch; visiting each other; street traffic; highway
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
pipe; tube; bobbin (in a shuttle or spinning wheel)
(a) principle; (a) reason; (a) point; some truth
special characteristics; peculiarity; distinctiveness
nursery school; day care center; day nursery
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
feeling (much) obliged; being (very) grateful; feeling sorry (for troubling someone); feeling ashamed (e.g. of an error); (arch.) shrinking back in fear
answering machine; answerphone
sale; offering for sale; putting on sale; putting on the market; release (for sale)
to take responsibility (for a fallout); to accept the blame; to take the blame
giving something a try because it will not do any harm
being beaten by one's opponent's persistence; being outlasted; running out of patience; giving in; succumbing (to)
being settled quickly; reaching a quick conclusion; no need to say any more; no problem
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
excuse; evasion; dodge; subterfuge; evasive answer
way out; means to escape; escape route
handling things like an adult; behaving like a mature grown-up
telephone directory; telephone book; phone book
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
time of departure; (on the) point of departure; just as one is leaving
one's heart; the mind; inner feelings; inmost thoughts; true motives
poor at preventing one's opponent from getting an underarm grip; having weak defenses; off one's guard; vulnerable (to attack)
easily; readily; with ease; without trouble
to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest
new release; putting (a new product) on sale; launch
normal duties; (one's) regular work
to treat as a joke; to do jokingly
strong-willed; strong of heart
going and returning (e.g. work, school); both ways
to cross one's mind; to occur to one; to flash into one's head