looking good; sounding good; (of) good appearance
to hear; to hear by chance; to hear by accident; to catch (the sound)
doing together (as equals); sharing; common (land, etc.); joint (statement, etc.); cooperation; co-operation
staringly; fixedly; unblinkingly
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
encounter; being confronted with (e.g. difficulty); meeting with (e.g. accident)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
reappearance; reemergence; return; reproduction; reenactment; recreation
unusual space; other dimension
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
to throw; to fling; to hurl; to neglect; to abandon; to leave alone
cheerfully; buoyantly; happily; in high spirits
conference room; council room
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
person concerned; interested party; related party
holding two or more positions concurrently
towards; against; regarding; in contrast with
to be responsible for; to bear the responsibility of
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
totally willing; fully motivated
to knit one's brows (in discomfort, unease, disapproval, etc.); to raise one's eyebrows; to frown; to scowl
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
outsider's perspective; as seen by an observer
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
teaching; instruction; teachings; precept; lesson; doctrine
doing something separately (from the group); going off on one's own
proposal; proposition; suggestion
meeting up; gathering; assembly; set
classification; categorization; sorting
dwelling; house; residence; den; habitat
(walk) briskly; at a brisk pace; quickly
land near a castle; castle town
to live; to reside; to inhabit
high-end residential area; affluent neighbourhood
to strike; to clap; to play drums; to abuse; to bash; to consult; to sound out
sound of thin metal or plastic surface caving in and springing back; action of quickly bowing or lowering one's head; (with a) bob of the head
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
master; Your lordship; My lord; husband
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
to stick through; to force through; to spread throughout; to thoroughly diffuse; to make a path between two points; to proceed in a logical manner; to let pass
just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
to remove; to move out of the way