a long time (since the last time)
query; interrogation; enquiry; question; inquiry
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
presumptuous; impertinent; impudent; ridiculous; laughable; absurd
standard item; usual thing; (a) classic; basic item (with stable demand); staple goods
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
silver (Ag); silver coin; money; silver medal; silver colour; silver color; bank
grasping; gripping; handful; fistful; handle; grip; rice ball
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
round; circular; curved; smooth; harmonious; calm
to torment; to harass; to tease
from afar; over a great distance; all the way
to boil; to be boiling hot; to be on a rolling boil
point (of a sword, etc.); pointed verbal attack
writing something on commission; newly written text
to be aware of; to know about; to be concerned in; to have to do with
self-indulgent; undisciplined; slovenly; debauched; negligent
to make a display of; to show off; to flaunt
restlessly; in continuous motion
arbitration; intercession; mediation
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
refusal; rejection; denial; veto
demotion; relegation; downgrading
great (quantity, amount, etc.); huge; enormous; serious
to eat; to drink; to receive (e.g. a blow); to be on the receiving end (of something undesirable); to undergo (trouble)
during; for the duration of
injustice; impropriety; unreasonableness; undeserved; unfair; invalid
accident (caused by negligence); error; blunder; fault; defect
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
fixed interval; fixed period
stoppage; coming to a stop; ceasing (movement, activity, etc.); suspension (of operations); suspension (of payment, licence, etc.); (temporary) prohibition
temporary; provisional; interim; special; extraordinary; extra
at first; at the outset; to begin with; as a first step
originally; primarily; essentially; intrinsically; proper; rightful
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch