to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
had better ...; had better not ...
unusual; uncommon; extraordinary; out of the ordinary; incomparable; serious
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
and; thereupon; because of that
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
last drink (of sake); last glass; last cup
thoroughly; completely; severely; harshly; (arch.) scattered; (arch.) disconnected
to keep (a person) waiting
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
probe each other; sound each other out
clearly; plainly; distinctly; decisively; flatly; definitely
to send (someone) back; to send (someone) home
state secrets; secrets of the state
slim; slender; lithe; smoothly; without resistance; without trouble
unexpectedly; unusually; considering all that
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
to resound; to make a stir
to appease; to suppress; to calm
present (brought by a visitor); gift
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
nuisance money; money paid to make up for inconvenience caused
checking answers (e.g. to homework problems); verifying one's answers
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
keyword; key word; clue word; keyword; search term; indexing term
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
deplorable; regrettable; disappointing; vexing; unfortunate
determined spirit; unyielding spirit; will
to compete (with each other); to contend for; to vie for; to rival
to be peevish; to sulk; to pout
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
another person; other people; unrelated person (i.e. not related by blood); outsider; stranger
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
sly; cunning; sneaky; crafty; unfair; dishonest