to read and understand; to take in; to sense from external cues; to read (someone's) mind; to read (calibration, tape, etc.); to scan (bar code)
to earn (income); to make (money); to score (points, victory); to gain (time); to work hard (at one's job); to labor
to be sacked; to be fired; to be dismissed; to be beheaded
in short; in brief; to sum up; ultimately; in the end; in the long run
business world; business circles; (the) industry
chopping board; cutting board; flat chest; tiny breasts
falling lightly (e.g. snow, petals, confetti); fluttering; flickering; twinkling; appearing and disappearing; catching glimpses
press corps; group of reporters
to mount (a horse, bicycle, etc.); to straddle; to sit astride; to span (an area, time, etc.); to extend over; to spread over
stakeout; ambush; lookout; watch; paste-up; collage
with a click; with a snap; ornamental clip (hair, obi, etc.)
to snap one's fingers; to pop one's fingers; to crack one's knuckles
theatre; theater; playhouse
memorial address; words of condolence; funeral oration; eulogy
burning incense (before an altar, esp. in memory of the dead); offering incense
class; heading; group; category
barrier; obstacle; difficulty; hurdle; deadlock
being put in bonds; coming under arrest
certainly; surely; definitely
solemn (ceremony, atmosphere, etc.); austere; grave; majestic; dignified; stately
station wagon; estate car
mic stand; microphone stand
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
to cover up with something
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
to wake; to wake up; to wear off (of drunkenness, anaesthesia, etc.); to regain consciousness; to come to one's senses; to be disillusioned
carrying voice; well-projected voice
pressing one's hands together in prayer; triangular frame of a thatched roof; yours sincerely; yours truly
rosary; string of prayer beads
(coming to a) sudden stop
person in charge; official; attendant
internal (e.g. mechanism, feature); built-in; equipped (with)
noisy; confused; uproarious