in preparation (for); in case (of); in the lead-up (to)
dark brown; colour of tanned skin
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
security police; special police; special; TV special; standard-playing (record); SP; shore patrol
hesitation; indecision; vacillation
to see well in the dark; to have good night vision
boss; leader; head; boss (difficult enemy, usu. at the end of a section or level)
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
number of (large) animals
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
incomplete understanding; doubt; question; distrust; suspicion; strangeness
trial; judgement; judgment
to nod; to bow one's head in assent; to agree
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
manner of using one's hands
pistol; handgun; revolver
dampening (sound); diminishing (chord, interval)
device; instrument; vessel; container; ability; capacity
to furnish; to install; to get someone's agreement; to patronize; to buy usually from the same store
police officer; policeman; constable
to leave word; to leave a message
November; eleventh month of the lunar calendar
last third of a month; 21st to the last day of a month
wind; breeze; manner; behaviour; cold; influenza
chilly; unpleasantly cold
near; nearby; not far off
Imperial Palace (of Japan); imperial residence
inner moat; moat within the castle walls
comfortable; easy; calm; loose; spacious
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
pure white; blank (e.g. mind, paper)
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
fold; pleat; folds (e.g. of a mountain); crease; (hidden) detail; nuance
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
seasonal greeting; conventional opening phrase in a letter, appropriate to the season