individual; private person; personal; private
management; administration; operation; running (business); conducting
management; administration; operation
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to take back; to regain; to get back; to recover
mumbling; chewing one's words; chewing (food); squirming; wriggling
utility pole; power pole; telephone pole; telegraph pole
distinctly (standing out); clearly; in sharp relief; boldly
(being in) the black; surplus; black letter
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be distracted from feelings of depression, boredom, tension, etc.
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
kindergarten pupil; kindergartener
to stare in wonder; to be amazed
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
Hamburg steak; hamburger steak
being in charge (of an area of responsibility); being responsible (for a work role, etc.)
top of the head; vertex; parietal
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
to take offense; to take offence; to get angry; to lose one's temper
to solicit; to demand; to extort
to enquire of someone about something (inquire); to question; to interrogate; to grill (someone about a matter); to question in detail
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
fleeting; transient; short-lived; empty (dream, etc.); mere (hope); faint (possibility)
nightclothes; nightwear; sleepwear; pyjamas; pajamas; nightgown
chopped fish, shellfish or vegetables, dressed with (miso or other) sauce
expectation; anticipation; prediction; forecast; conjecture
to betray; to turn traitor to; to double-cross
to vanish gradually (e.g. of a voice); to trail off; to die away; to feel one's soul leaving one's body (from embarrassment, grief, etc.); to feel faint; to feel numb
vaulting horse; vaulting box; box horse
to shout (in anger); to yell
to throw at; to throw something at a person; to throw a person down
(laughing) foolishly; (smiling) thoughtlessly; indiscreetly (talking); carelessly (speaking); thin (paper, cloth, etc.); flimsy
My goodness!; Good lord!; Holy cow!
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention