being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
bloomers; (girls') gym shorts
to fall below (esp. figures: profits, unemployment rate, etc.); to be less than; to be lower than; to fall just short of; to be just under
both are bad; neither is good; one's as bad as the other; both are to blame; six of one, half a dozen of the other
some things are better left unsaid; silence is golden
slip of the tongue; misstatement; verbal slip-up
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
memento (esp. of a deceased person); keepsake; heirloom; remembrance; souvenir
to put (into); to put away (in); to pay (fees, taxes, etc.); to deliver; to accept (a gift or money); to keep (within a limit); to offer (to a shrine, deity, etc.)
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
good health; stopping misfortune; preventing disaster
quantification; expressing in numerical form; conversion to numerical form
recorder (musical instrument); English flute
secret; private; surreptitious
circumstances; sequence of events; how things got this way; details; particulars
to change (buses, boats, etc.); to transfer (to); to possess (of a god, spirit, etc.)
some; any; please; anyway; anyhow
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
sensual love; love affair
responsibility; liability; blame; torture; torment
to turn; to shift; to switch; to change; to alter
main ingredient; main component
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) very; (not) much
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
origin; source; basis; base; cause; (raw) material; ingredient
this; our; right; justice; checking account
devising (a way); contriving; device; design; dedication to spiritual improvement (esp. through Zen meditation)