evaluation criteria; evaluation standard
information media; press; news organs
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
absurdity; contradiction; incoherence; irrelevance
separate; special; another; separately
headquarters; head office; main office
an eye for people; the ability to judge character
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
reception (desk); information desk; receipt; acceptance
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
signalling with the eyes; exchanging looks; winking
to soothe; to calm; to pacify
to hand over; to surrender
to take (someone) out (for a walk, to lunch, etc.); to entice out; to lure away
verbal message; word (from someone)
trouble; bother; annoyance
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
house search (e.g. by the police)
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
kudzu (Pueraria montana); Japanese arrowroot; Chinese moonseed (Sinomenium acutum)
vidya (wisdom); mantra; the coming (July 4, etc.)
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
Occident and Orient (esp. the Occident); ocean; sea; foreign; Western
to find a way; to find the time; to try to make oneself available
ought to do; have to do; must do; feel obliged to
person living with a family; lodger; housemate; flatmate; roommate
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor
exclusive; attached to; specialist
twenty-eighth day of the month; twenty-eight days
other companies in the same business; rival firms
acquisition (esp. corporate); buy-out; takeover; bribery; buying off; corruption
sole; single; solo; independence; singleness; singularity
now that you say that; now that you mention it
average; medium; mid-grade (item); regular grade; same level as; equal to