urgent business; pressing need; imperative
farming implement; farm tools
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
employment (long term); hire
under investigation; under consideration; under review; pending (decision, etc.); awaiting verification
dense; thick; close (relationship); intimate; minute; fine
granted that; even if; even though
anyway; by the way; incidentally; well; to change the subject
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
to deem acceptable; to approve of; to value; to consider a good thing
privacy; secrecy; confidentiality
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
complication; intricacy; involution; to become complicated; to get entangled
hmmm; uh-huh; murmur indicating approval, comprehension, etc.
dry; dry (tone, humour, etc.); unemotional; dry (of alcohol)
to be at a loss for words
to be thrilled; to be excited
to emphasize; to attach importance to
lively; active; vigorous; animated; brisk
to the previous extent; as much as previously; as much as one used to
to stake; to risk; to bet; to wager
recompense; indemnity; atonement
the teens (10-19); teenage; the tenth generation
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
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
glance; look; glimpse; complete view; bird's-eye view
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
injury; harm; evil influence; damage