thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
to stand (still) a while; to loiter; to stop
inquiry; enquiry; hearing
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
restaurant (esp. Western-style)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
adsorption; adhesion (by suction); attachment; sticking to
to give (time, money, goods); to donate; to do; to perform; to apply (processing, makeup, etc.); to add (e.g. ornamentation, annotation)
(exercising) the right to command
detection; sense (e.g. sensor)
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
from the standpoint of; as a matter of (e.g. fact); aboard (a ship or vehicle); on top of; first volume (e.g. book); superior quality; best
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
under (influence, control, conditions, etc. of); during (war, occupation, etc.)
to walk; to go on foot; to tread (a figurative path); to follow; to advance towards (e.g. a solution); to set out (e.g. on the path to destruction, ruin, etc.)
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
deputy head; deputy director; vice chief (of something); executive officer (navy)
pasturing; letting (an animal) run loose; letting (someone) do as they please; leaving (something) to take its own course; letting (an issue) go unchecked
to add; to add up; to increase; to gather (e.g. speed); to include; to count in
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
in truth; in actuality; at heart; the truth; the real story
safe; vault; storage cabinet
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
chic; smart; understanding; considerate; familiar with worldly pleasures (esp. sexual relations, geisha districts and red-light districts)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
to be seething (with anger); to be frenzied; to be menacing; to be murderous
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
trial stage; experimental phase; prototype stage
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)