favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
stock; inventory; stocking up (e.g. on food); (soup) stock; stock; share; stock (point-in-time economic quantity)
low-lying part of a city (usu. containing shops, factories, etc.); Shitamachi (low-lying area of eastern Tokyo near Tokyo Bay, incl. Asakusa, Shitaya, Kanda, Fukugawa, Honjo, Nihonbashi, Kyobashi and surrounds)
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
management; (executive) staff; leaders; leadership; top brass; upper echelons
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
immediate; prompt; quick; rapid; urgent; pressing
to take (preventive) measures; to come to an agreement (in bargaining, etc.); to strike a bargain; to clap one's hands together
being dotted about; being scattered; being interspersed
keyman; key person (e.g. of a company)
searching for the culprit; trying to find out who did something
settlement (of a matter); sorting out; winding up (affairs); cleaning up afterwards; tidying up (when finished)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
concealment; hiding; ambush; incubation; latency; dormancy
dubious document; anonymous document containing defamatory statements
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
PS; postscript; appending; addition (esp. of data, information)
reins; bridle; control; the reins (on)
while; on the same occasion; at the same time; along with
to fall fast asleep; to be confined to one's bed; to be laid up
physical work; manual labour (labor)
speech; expression; wording; language
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
one o'clock; once; at one time; for a time; for a while; a time
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
duplication; repetition; overlapping; redundancy; restoration
elementary level; beginner level
bar; bolt (e.g. on door); double-arm lock; (rope) cinching
to be accompanied by; to be attended by; to take along (someone); to conquer; to subjugate; to subdue
artificial; man-made; human work; human skill; artificiality
strange; odd; peculiar; queer; curious
unidentifiable; unidentified
true character; true form; true colors; consciousness; one's senses
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
to disclose; to divulge; to expose; to open (a grave); to dig out
celebrated personage; big-wig; person in a high position
manufacturing method; recipe; formula
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago