to divert (e.g. one's mind); to distract; to relieve (boredom, sorrow, etc.); to conceal (e.g. one's grief with a smile); to hide; to shift (the conversation)
to look (sound, behave) grown-up; to be adult-like; to mature
comfort; consolation; diversion
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
flow (of a fluid or gas); stream; flow (of people, things); passage (of time); course (of events); (step-by-step) procedure; group of people who remain together after the end of an event
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
to tie; to bind; to fasten; to restrict (freedom); to tie down (with rules, regulations, etc.); to fetter
to run into (room, building, etc.); to go for long training runs
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
charge; duty; person in charge; connection; linking
intelligence gathering; information gathering
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
tedious; lengthy; wordy; long-winded
greeting; greetings; speech (congratulatory or appreciative); address; reply; response; courtesy visit (to offer condolences, say congratulations, pay respect, introduce oneself, etc.)
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
to jump up; to spring up; to jump (market, price, etc.); to rise sharply; to act rashly; to jump the gun
to boost; to force up; to push up
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
unfortunately; regrettably
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
civil war; insurrection; rebellion; domestic conflict
to die down (storm, anger, conflict, etc.); to calm down; to be at peace; to be governed well; to subside (of pain, symptoms, etc.); to be alleviated
instantly; immediately; equals; means; oneness (of two opposing things); inseparability
foreign country; another country; another province; strange land; alien land
restoration; recovery; rehabilitation; recovery (from an illness); recuperation; convalescence
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
foreign currency; foreign money; foreign exchange; foreign goods; imported goods
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
disorder; disturbance; unrest
to take advantage of; to follow blindly; to multiply
(social) position; status; standing; position (in a company, organization, etc.); post; rank
elevation; rise; improvement; advancement; progress
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
to put oneself in (situation, environment, etc.); to surround oneself with
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to shut oneself in (e.g. one's room); to be confined in; to fill with (emotion, enthusiasm, power, etc.); to imbue with; to fill a space (of a gas, smell, etc.); to be heavy with (e.g. smoke); to be muffled (e.g. of a voice)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect