gatekeeper; doorman; porter
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to read and understand; to subject to close analysis; to read deeply; to decipher; to decode
gradually (progress into a state); in sequence; in order; in turn
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
one way or the other; either way
to urge; to encourage; to press; to stimulate (e.g. growth); to hasten (e.g. development); to quicken
immovable; motionless; firm; Acala (Wisdom King); Fudō; fierce Buddhist deity
24 hours; twenty-four hours
obstinate; stubborn; mulish; die-hard; bigoted
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
schedule; program; programme; agenda
advance guard; vanguard; avant-garde (e.g. music)
main constituent; core; nucleus; subject (philosophical); protagonist
six o'clock; six periods of a day (morning, midday, afternoon, evening, midnight, late night)
to give directions; to issue instructions
to straighten up one's back (e.g. stand up straight, sit up straight); to hold one's head high
inside story; confidential talk
(company) director; executive; top management; important post; role with heavy responsibilities
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
because of; owing to; due to
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to be put in order; to be put to rights; to be disposed of; to be solved; to be finished; to be married (off)
see you later; goodbye; sincerely
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
steepness; steep place; harsh (look); sharp (tongue)
large number; innumerable; great many; immense; vast; abundant
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
to churn up; to strike up; to throw up; to tip up; to flip up
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
mark; target; object; subject; point (e.g. of argument)
serious; important; significant; grave; weighty
eighteenth day of the month; eighteen days
neighbourhood; neighborhood
last night; yesterday evening
cruel; merciless; atrocious; pitiful; tragic; horrible
supplementary information
things at hand; personal belongings