hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
to bite into; to sink one's teeth into
soon; before long; shortly; close (by); near; nearby
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to thrust (something) into (something); to cram; to plunge into; to charge into; to delve into (a matter); to go into depth; to press (someone) about
area; domain; territory; field; range; region
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
peep; chirp; poor; hard up; the runs; diarrhea
make-up; makeup; cosmetics
deep (colour); dark; strong (flavour, smell, etc.); thick (consistency); dense; strong (possibility, etc.)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
just one person; only one
young noblewoman; princess
with a feeling of relief; with a sigh of relief; deeply (sigh)
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
audience (with a person of high standing)
to have the privilege of doing
to say; to be called; to do
not only ... but also; in addition to; consequently
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
programme; program; plans; arrangements
to begin; to set about; to start
to obey respectfully; to humble oneself; to sit straight (upright, respectfully, attentively)
increasing the number of staff; hiring more people
very; extremely; extreme; excessive; splendid; impressive
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately
(one's) identity; background; upbringing; (one's) character
clearly; plainly; distinctly; to be clear; to be definite; to be certain
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
to neglect; to leave undone; to lay aside
to let (someone) hear; to tell (e.g. a story); to make (someone) listen; to make (someone) understand; to grip (someone) with skilful singing, storytelling, etc.; to hold (someone) enchanted by
office (e.g. the Oval Office)
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid