landing ship; amphibious warfare ship
to draw (water); to scoop up; to dip up; to understand (someone's feelings, etc.); to grasp; to surmise
to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
diplomacy; selling (e.g. door-to-door); canvassing
to need; to demand; to take; to require
unthinkable; count for nothing; not matter; out of the question
to knock (someone) to their feet; to knock down; to send flying; to strike; to drive away (one's sorrows, worries, etc.); to dispel
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
profit; advantage; benefit; rebirth in paradise, entering nirvana
skim reading; diagonal reading (e.g. as a simple code)
to put on airs; to assume importance
transshipment; reshipment
without; but if; otherwise; or else
reckless; thoughtless; rash; ill-advised; impulsive; mad (e.g. scheme)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
wharf; bridge; jetty; pier
reservation; appointment; contract; subscription; programming (e.g. a device); setting (e.g. a timer)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
thrust; charge; digging into (a matter); depth; straight man (of a comedy duo); quip; jab
the place for; the time for; the level of
low (level, value, price, etc.)
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
way (of doing things); method; style; school (e.g. of poetry)
clique; group; (political) faction; wing; school; sect
to be shy; to be bashful; to look shy
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
sending (esp. email attachments); forwarding; remitting
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
wrong; bad; not allowed; not possible; failing grade
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff
like this; in this way; as you see
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
important points; main points
forwarding or transportation industry
from beginning to end; from start to finish; from first to last; end-to-end; all the way through