decorum; propriety; politeness
to respect; to honor; to honour; to esteem; to prize
favorite; favourite; habitually used
to make a copy; to transcribe; to reproduce; to trace
sidelong glance; short grain (paper)
thousands; several thousand
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
in name only; titular; nominal
mediocre; ordinary; commonplace; banal
genius; prodigy; natural gift
to outwit; to outmanoeuvre; to steal a march on; to get the jump on; to anticipate; to forestall
thunder; thunderclap; crash of thunder
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
casual speech; peer language; informal language
(one's) workload; amount of work (to be) done by one
to allot; to allocate; to supply with; to furnish; to fit to; to fasten to
business trip; official trip
to let leak; to let out (e.g. light); to let out (a secret); to leak (information); to give utterance to (e.g. one's dissatisfaction); to vent; to wet one's pants
to meet; to face someone; to co-star; to appear together; to be matched; to face against
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to memorize; to memorise; to commit to memory; to learn by heart; to bear in mind; to remember
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to wave; to shake; to sprinkle; to throw (dice); to cast (actor); to allocate (work); to turn down (somebody)
this is why; this means; it is the case that
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
listening comprehension; aural comprehension; hearing what others say; gathering information, opinions, etc.; public hearing
judicial affairs; clerical duty (in a temple)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
going public (with a matter); becoming public knowledge; recourse to litigation; taking (a matter) to court
innocent; naive; unsophisticated; birth-