telecommunications; correspondence
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
paving (a road); surfacing (with asphalt, concrete, etc.); pavement
difficult to ...; hard to ...
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to catch; to capture; to grasp (e.g. meaning); to perceive; to captivate; to move (one's heart)
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
textbook; coursebook; schoolbook
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to pick up
to point; to nominate; to select someone; to identify; to indicate; to play (a game of shogi)
concession; conciliation; compromise
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
declaration; proclamation; announcement
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
day after day; day by day
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to attach; to stick together; to place together; to put side-by-side; to make someone get married; to get someone hitched
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
by today; before the day is over
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
feelings; thoughts; meaning
to use as an intermediary; to mediate; to assist; to worry; to mind; to care
(not) at all; (not) in the least; (none) whatsoever
mechanical pencil; automatic pencil
to stream; to flow (liquid, time, etc.); to be washed away; to be carried; to drift; to float (e.g. clouds); to sweep (e.g. rumour, fire)
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
notebook; copy-book; note; noting down; (musical) note; laptop (computer)
to line up; to set up; to enumerate; to itemize; to be equal (to); to compare well (with)
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
to get information out of a person; to begin listening
(any) particular; special; particularly noteworthy; worth mentioning
thoroughness; completeness; consistency; thorough enforcement; seeing to it that a policy, etc. is carried out without exception
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
to assume the posture of praying; to press the palms and fingers of both hands together; to beg; to make a supplication; to see (something or someone of high status)
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
all is well that ends well; it will all come good in the end; All's Well That Ends Well (play by Shakespeare)
to be effective; to be fruitful; to be worthwhile; to be worth; to be rewarded; to pay off
something like ...; something called ...