the most; the extreme; prime; conspicuous
thin-culmed dwarf bamboo (growing in clusters); Japanese transverse bamboo flute (high-pitched; usu. with seven holes); sliver (strand of loose fibers)
top (of a mountain); summit; peak; height; orgasm; climax
to take out (e.g. garbage); to put out (e.g. dishes on table); to serve (e.g. meal); to get out (e.g. food from cupboard); to submit (e.g. ideas, opinions); to provide for
merchant of death; arms dealer
smooth words make smooth ways; it's not what you say; it's how you say it
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
relationship; connection; involvement; entanglement; implication (e.g. in a crime)
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
elder brother; big brother; one's senior; one's elder; old ingredients; stale ingredients
frequency; number of times; incidence; degree (e.g. temperature); strength (e.g. alcohol, lens, etc.)
clear accounting; honest accounting (billing); transparent billing practices (in restaurant and bar charges, etc.)
measuring container; measuring box; box (seating at a theatre, etc.); square on a grid; cell of a grid; square bearing block (at the top of a pillar)
construction; building; newly built ship; new boat; (another's) wife (usu. young); young, unmarried woman; wife of a samurai or wealthy tradesman
harmonious; peaceful; congenial; luxuriant (vegetation)
command; order; request; order (for an item)
major; lieutenant commander; wing commander
Commander-in-Chief; C-in-C
a.m.; before noon; ante meridiem; AM broadcasting; amplitude modulation
not a moment to waste; there is no time to lose; cannot wait any longer
(sense of) reality; realness; realism; authenticity; viability
to wear (a sword, decoration, etc.); to carry; to be entrusted with (a mission); to be charged with; to have (a quality, property, etc.); to have a trace of
rendezvous; meeting; area where guests gather before the start of a tea ceremony; waiting room; (arch.) meeting place for assignations, drinking, etc.
answering machine; answerphone
corridor; hallway; passageway
to regain one's breath; to catch one's breath
duplicate key; master key; passkey; skeleton key
creeping (of an insect, etc.); crawling; restlessly; fidgeting; hesitantly; slowly
one's business; reading of scriptures before a (statue of) Buddha; bargain; discount; (arch.) money paid to a prostitute or geisha
to be fed up (with); to be tired (of); to be bored (with); to be unable to bear
personal organiser (e.g. Filofax)
friendship; (on) familiar terms; intimacy; kindness; goodwill
methodical; precise; meticulous; wooden post that has been carved to have a rounded corner with grooves running along either side of it
to telephone; to make a phone call
turning over in bed; rolling over; tossing and turning; betrayal; double-crossing