head; lead; vanguard; first
to glare at; to scowl at; to stare intensely at; to examine carefully; to estimate; to guess
to ask a question; to begin to ask a question
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
after a long time; for the first time in a while
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
surprise attack; surprise visit; catching a person off guard
to strain or exert oneself; to go all out
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
to bail out (water); to scoop out
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
forward; frontward; ahead; rectangular front
embarrassed; feeling ashamed; feeling awkward
nothing; naught; nought; un-; non-
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; over the top; over par
fragment; broken piece; chip; ounce (of truth, conscience, etc.); trace; shred
to fall completely silent; to become still as death
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
feature; trait; characteristic; peculiarity; distinction
details; particulars; detailed; specific; close-up view (of a digitally displayed map); zoomed-in view
to happen to have on hand or in stock
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
ill will; malice; evil intent
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
coincidence; agreement; conformity; consistency; cooperation
evening; night; dinner; evening meal; counter for nights
pursuit (of a fleeing enemy); chase
secret; private; surreptitious
to feel down; to feel sad; to be in a slump (business, economy, etc.); to be in an unfavourable condition; to fall into (e.g. a hole)
leaving behind; desertion; abandonment
original; unique; distinctive; independent; one's own; personal
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
street at night; making a night journey
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
to fall incessantly (rain, snow, etc.); to downpour
as a test; as an experiment; by way of experiment; by way of trial; tentatively
suggestion; proposition; proposal; submission (of a bill); motion; proposal
immediately; right away; on the spot