to jump on someone's (verbal) mistake; to trip someone up; to find fault with something someone says
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
euphemistic; circumlocutory; roundabout; indirect
insertion; letter drop; things sent to a prisoner; supply of provisions, refreshments, etc. to someone carrying out a task
immediately; as soon as possible; as quickly as possible
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
to make an appointment; to make a reservation
hasty; rash; rushed; hurried; impatient; impetuous
underwater; behind closed doors; behind the scenes; below the surface
breach of manners; breach of etiquette
transmission (e.g. news, chemical signals, electricity); communication; delivery; conveyance; transfer; relay
assumption (of office); taking up (a post); inauguration; installation
roundness; rotundity; mellowness; maturity
thank you for your continued patronage
all you have to do is; just; that's all
as much as one wants; as many as one wants; all that one wishes for
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
washing a kimono (or futon, etc.) without taking it apart; laundering whole
decorative curtain hung from the ceiling; tent; pavilion; marquee
fingerprint recognition; fingerprint authentication
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
a round; a turn; going around; first anniversary of a person's death
(camera) shutter; shutter (for a door, window, etc.)
laboratory; seminar room; professor's office
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
utensil; implement; tool; instrument; appliance; apparatus
science (inc. mathematics, medicine, etc.); natural science; science department (university); science course; science (as a school subject)
hidden room; secret chamber
crystal; crystallization; crystallisation; fruits (of labor, union, etc.)
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
advice (to a superior); counsel; proposal; suggestion; recommendation
to give an impression; to make an impression
to scold severely; to thunder against; to give someone hell
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to be struck with terror; to be terrified; to be scared to death
feeling chilly; nervous; anxious; frightened
(not) by any means; (not) for anything; wouldn't do for anything; had enough; flatly refusing
to speak frankly; to speak unreservedly; to open up to each other; to talk candidly; to speak by laying everything on the table; to talk straight from the gut
to suffer a disappointment; to feel let down; to have one's attack (question, etc.) sidestepped; to be given the slip
to be to the point; to hit the mark; to be relevant
diversion into illegal channels; putting on the black market; selling through illegal channels