picking; collecting; harvesting; extraction
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; mysterious; meaningless
to feel deeply ashamed (of)
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
official residence (e.g. of the prime minister)
to speak unanimously; to speak in chorus; to speak in unison; to speak in one voice
without any weak spot; watertight (e.g. reasoning); impeccable
using in a way contrary to its intended purpose; abuse; turning to one's advantage; taking advantage of
to beg forgiveness; to ask for someone's pardon; to ask for permission
beginning of the year; early in the New Year
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
form of transport; mode of transport
cloth; tablecloth; wallpaper; wall fabric
second division; secondary division
airsoft (war game using air guns firing plastic pellets); game of survival
tacit understanding; unspoken agreement
to soothe and humor; to coax
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
to have guts; to be plucky; to have nerves of steel
to sigh; to breathe a sigh
it is none of one's business; it is not one's place to say (do) something
confidential; secret; classified
degree (of something); greatness or smallness (of something); quantity; number; amount; size
release (of information, documents, etc.); disclosure; display; discovery
another; different; separate; discrete
humanism; humanitarianism
sticking to (an opinion, theory, belief, etc.); clinging to; adherence; persistence; insistence
concealed microphone; bug
way of speaking; intimation
to take part in; to be a party to; to side with; to support; to agree with
state of things; state of affairs; situation; conditions; circumstances
within eyeshot; within sight; in view
will not do; do not; does not
give-and-take; give and take
to trace back to (the origins of something)
(received) favor, kindness or blessing (favour)
live-in domestic service; live-in apprenticeship; public duty; public service