surprise; astonishment; wonder; amazement
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
container; receptacle; case; inserting; putting in
development; evolution; expansion; spreading out; expansion (of an algebraic expression); development (of a three-dimensional shape)
though; notwithstanding; although
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
person concerned; people involved (in an event); those concerned; staff
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
invitation; introduction; temptation
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
shelf; ledge; rack; trellis
never mind!; don't worry about it
simply put; putting it simply; in short
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
failure; mistake; blunder
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
regret; repentance; remorse
complete; whole; perfect; safe
refreshingly; with a feeling of relief; shapely; neatly; cleanly; without trouble; clearly
assortment; product lineup
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
to be crushed; to be smashed; to become useless; to cease functioning; to go bankrupt; to go out of business
to buy all (of something) one can get one's hands on; to buy up; to scoop up
promise; agreement; convention; rule; destiny; fate
end; close; finish; noh dance in plain clothes
middle of the night; dead of night
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
defense; defence; guard; policing; security
to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to feel pain
to scurry home; to run home; to fly back
to sprinkle water on (something); to spray water on; to splash water on; to hinder; to hamper; to stifle
such; like that; that sort of; very
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
fully fledged; full-fledged; proper; competent; qualified; full-grown
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all