high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
chair; seat; stool; post; position; seat
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
one (thin, flat object); one sheet
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
eh?; what?; yes; that's correct; used for soft emphasis or to soften a statement or request; (arch.) strengthens a question, assertion, etc.
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
unclear speech; garbled speech; poor enunciation; poorly expressed; unclear (wording); imprecise (expression)
to receive; to get; to accept; to take (someone's words or behaviour); to interpret; to understand
decipherment; interpretation; making out; identification
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
tenacious; persevering; persistent; sticky
to chase; to run after; to pursue; subsequently; following that; (and) then
to notice; to realize; to be attentive; to be scrupulous; to regain consciousness; to come to (one's senses)
of course; certainly; naturally
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
formal; official; regular; proper; legal; due (formalities)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
speech; expression; wording; language
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
effect; efficacy; validity; potency
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
to lie; to pretend; to feign; to deceive; to trick
thought; imagination; mind; desire; wish; love
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
employer's house; master's house
Mr; Mrs; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to scratch; to perspire; to shovel; to paddle
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
to be emotionally moved; to have a lump in one's throat
capital crime; crime resulting in a death penalty
established policy; existing procedures
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
to shiver; to shake; to quake; to tremble; to quaver; to quiver
he; she; that guy; that; that one; that thing
impertinent; saucy; cheeky; impudent; audacious; cocky
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature