parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
to employ; to hire; to charter
intelligence operative; spy
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command; (arch.) to be; (arch.) indicates completion or continuation of an action
surfacing; rising to the surface; emerging; leaping into prominence; rising (of rank)
marsh; swamp; wetland; being hooked (on a video game, TV show, etc.)
to drag along; to pull; to force someone along; to prolong; to drag out; to influence strongly
to stagnate; to settle (at the bottom); to deposit; to become sluggish; to become dull; to be delayed
to scramble for; to struggle for; to contend for; to fight for
decision; settlement; definition
to telephone; to call in; to ring in; to contact by phone
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert
suspicious glance; suspicious look; suspicious expression
just; justifiable; right; due; proper; equitable
report of a school absence
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
the real criminal; true culprit
to disappear into; to be lost in; to do something under the cover of (confusion, etc.); to be almost indistinguishable; to be confusingly similar; to be diverted from (negative emotions, etc.)
face with no make-up; unpainted face; true face (of a country, celebrity, etc.); real face; sober face; sobriety
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
(logical) true; regular; 10^40; ten thousand undecillion; original; positive
to compare and contrast two alternatives; to weigh the relative merits of A and B; to weigh one's options; to try to have it both ways; to try to sit on two stools
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
to go back to the start; to reset; to restore; to return to the point (of a discussion); to return something (that has been moved) to previous place; to reconstitute
because; the reason is; if you want to know why
timid; weak-kneed; fainthearted; bearish (e.g. market)
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
not a chance; you wish!; that's not going to happen; that won't work
to prepare oneself for the worst; to strengthen one's resolve; to accept one's fate; to prepare oneself
a little over; a little more than; powerhouse; one of the biggest; upper (seismic intensity)
to find out; to discover; to locate
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
specific; particular; designated; specifying; designating; identifying
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
wherein; therein; thereinto
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort