to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
presentiment; premonition; hunch; to have a premonition; to have a hunch
neck; head; dismissal (from a job); firing
don't you think?; indicates question
war potential; military strength; fighting power; ability (to compete); capabilities; valuable asset
serious look (on one's face); straight face
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
no, not like that (but like this)
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
to become speechless; to be at a loss for words
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
society; the world; the times
trouble; bother; annoyance
excuse me; pardon me; I'm sorry; thank you; you shouldn't have; it's too much
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to cause trouble (for someone); to annoy; to bother; to inconvenience
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice; tap; click (e.g. of a retractable pen or mechanical pencil)
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
preparation; arrangements; getting ready; provision; setup; reserving
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
self-service drink area in a restaurant (incl. soft drinks, coffee, tea, etc.)
kind; sort; type; similar example; parallel; the like
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
classification; sorting (out); grouping; assortment journalizing (in bookkeeping)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
holding two jobs concurrently; having a side job in addition to one's regular job; moonlighting
fly-by-night arranger; person who helps others flee creditors
severe; harsh; hard; cruel; rigorous
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to employ; to hire; to take on; to charter (a car, boat, etc.); to hire
accounting; administration (of money)
lasting long; continuation; keeping at (something); sticking to (something)
single-mother household; fatherless family
dual role (in a film, play, etc.); double role
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
persistent; obstinate; stubborn; pigheaded
rest; break; recess; intermission
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
system; lineage; ancestry; group (e.g. of colors) (colours); family (e.g. of languages); close (evolutionary) relationship
sticky; gummy; gooey; tenacious; persistent; dogged
a kind; a sort; of sorts; something of a; sort of; somewhat
after all; in the end; conclusion; end; end of a game of go, shogi, etc.
master (of a house, shop, etc.); husband; sir; boss; patron of a mistress, geisha, bar or nightclub hostess; sugar daddy