to digest; to break down; to break to pieces; to be able to use; to be good at; to finish; to complete
double; twice (as much); twofold
glib; smooth-talking; silver-tongued
to press for an answer; to shower questions on someone
field of vision; view; one's outlook (e.g. on life); one's horizons
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
general; popular; common; typical
something; nothing (with neg. verb)
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
harmless but pointless; neither bad nor good
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
oneself; oneself; for oneself; personally
interest; eagerness; enthusiasm
to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraid of what others may think; to lord it over; to have great influence
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
nevertheless; at any rate; even so; all things considered; be that as it may
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
to be intolerable; to be unpardonable
railing; guard rail; (arch.) (shining) brightly (of the moon or stars); (arch.) (flowing) endlessly (of tears)
rest area; rest stop; service area (next to a highway); service station; parking area
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
notice of personnel change (appointment, dismissal, etc.); wording; choice of language; phraseology
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
paper patch; paper backing; poster; sticker; label
right to challenge; right to make a challenge
nose for profit; commercial spirit; flair for making money through business
to count on the abacus; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability; to be guided by self-interest
shadow; silhouette; reflection; image; ominous sign; light (stars, moon)
appearing and disappearing; slipping in and out of view
new book; new publication
sale; offering for sale; release (for sale); launch (product)