comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
invalid; void; ineffective; unavailable
enquiry; inquiry; query; interrogation; ENQ
founder; organizer; organiser
giant; great man; Tokyo Giants (baseball team)
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
half in doubt; half-convinced; dubious; incredulous
good at storytelling; good at telling (funny) stories; having the gift of gab
to go too far; to go past; to go to extremes; to overdo it
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
to run at full speed; to run and run; to try one's hardest
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
in respect of; in regards to; as for
preparation; provision; guarding
prophet; predictor; prognosticator
generally; in the main; (more or less) everything; all parts; ordinary; usual
establishment; founding; incorporation (of a business)
dots; spots; bit by bit; little by little; here and there; scattered
true character; real nature
regarding with apprehension; viewing with anxiety
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
to eat oneself out of house and home; to eat up completely
sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera); Indian lotus; lotus
to have a pulse; to be alive; to have a chance; to be not altogether hopeless
to take over; to hand over
settlement; conclusion; summary
outstanding; excellent; exceptional; preeminence; distinction; extraordinariness
doubting; distrustful; incredulous; suspicious
dangerous; in danger; facing imminent danger; precarious (situation); perilous (state, balance, etc.); in doubt
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
arrangement; preparations; search (by police)
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
renewal; update; innovation; improvement