one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
in person; personally; directly
timely; well-timed; clutch hit; run-scoring hit; RBI hit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
procedure; process; proceedings; formalities
that way; that direction; that (one); that person; there; over there
invitation; introduction; temptation
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
holding (a conference, exhibition, etc.); opening; hosting (e.g. the Olympics)
advantage; benefit; merit; good point; plus
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
any moment now; any minute now; as soon as possible; right away
I'm afraid to say; I'm sorry to say; unfortunately
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
fixed date; settlement date
before one's eyes; under one's nose; immediate (e.g. interests); present; foresight; near future
settlement; solution; resolution
awfully; frightfully; desperately; violently; unduly; extremely
light eating; spare diet; not eating much
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
in proportion to; just as much as
energy conservation; economical use of energy
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
dropping (of tears, dew, etc.); falling off; dropping off; inadvertently (coming to the surface); letting out (e.g. a secret)
to cock one's head in puzzlement; to tilt one's head in contemplation; to wrack one's brain; to think hard
without; but if; otherwise; or else
broke; poor; short; skint; having no money
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression