periodic; regular; routine
levying; requisitioning; compulsory enlistment; recruitment; conscription
underhand grip; backhand grip (e.g. in tennis); unexpected twist; turning the tables (on an opponent)
internal conditions; true state of affairs
publicly; openly; ostensibly; formally
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
ignoring; bypassing; doing something without consultation; going over someone's head
popular (with); in favour (with); well received
to poke one's nose into another's affairs; to have a hand in; to take a (deep) interest in; to poke one's head (into a room)
to probe someone's real intentions; to sound someone out; to try to fathom someone's thoughts
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to send (something unsolicited); to send without the receiver's request
declaration; indication; representation; manifestation; demonstration; expression
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
opportunity; chance; folding; fold; small food box (wooden or cardboard); folding in ... (two, three, etc.); counter for folded items
to delay; to postpone; to put off; to slow down; to hold up; to retard
military shoes; combat boots
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to become misty; to become hazy
to be confusing; to be different from what one is used to
to slip through; to slip past; to evade
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
built-in; fixed; attached
to bury; to embed; to implant
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to shift one's attention to; to shift one's focus on
one's own ground; one's own position; one's own area of the field (soccer, rugby, etc.)
not only that, but also; besides that; in addition to that; on top of that; furthermore
solidarity; joint; collective
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
middle finger; long finger; second finger; middle toe; third toe
ring finger; third finger; fourth finger (in piano-playing); fourth toe
to feel gloomy; to have doubts (e.g. about the future); to be at a loss (e.g. over what to do)
prognostic symptoms; after-effect
to apply the art of resuscitation (in judo, etc.); to breathe life into; to stimulate; to encourage someone