immediately; at once; soon; before long; easily; readily
hamburger shop; hamburger restaurant; hamburger joint
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusingly similar; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
meeting; rendezvous; encounter; confluence
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to give one's name (as); to introduce oneself (as); to claim to be; to call oneself; to reveal oneself (as); to admit to being
soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
advance arrangements; preparatory meeting; overlap (of a coat, etc.); (arch.) making something match exactly
to stop by; to drop in for a short visit
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
dive (e.g. into water); (underwater) diving; dive (of an aircraft)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
jumping to a hasty conclusion
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. joke)
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
reimbursement; compensation; reparation; indemnity
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
traveling expenses; travelling expenses; carfare
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
suit (clothing); suit (playing cards)
market price; speculation (e.g. on stocks); reputation (according to conventional wisdom); estimation
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle
price; cost; value; worth; value
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to wait and see; to see how the land lies
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
to give; to confer; to bestow; to kindly do for one; to oblige; to favour
at that time; at that moment; then; on that occasion
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to apologize; to apologise
contrivance; managing (to raise money); one's financial condition
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
to be relieved; to feel relieved