skilled; skillful; skilful; competent; capable; good
to run up to; to rush over
to lead (an advance); to spearhead (a campaign, attack)
person killed in action; the war dead
time after time; countless times; many a time; dozens of times
agency; agent; answering (the door, phone, etc. on someone's behalf); ushering in (a visitor); passing on (a message); conveyance
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
bribe; sweetener; douceur
to pass on (a message, thoughts, etc.); to convey; to inform (of a visitor, phone call, etc.); to announce (a visitor); to act as an agent (between a manufacturer, wholesaler, etc. and retailers); to act as an intermediary
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
sleeping in late; oversleeping; late riser; sleepyhead
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
favorite (to win); favourite; one's heart's desire; first choice; chocolate given to a man on Valentine's day out of genuine sentiment
silly person; dumb-bunny; dope
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
bustling; busy; crowded; lively (party, voices, etc.); loud; noisy
to reach one's ears; to come to one's knowledge; to hear about; to enter one's ears (e.g. of water)
amusement; entertainment; recreation; pleasure; pastime; hobby
to account for; to make up; to occupy (a place, position, etc.); to hold (a rank, seat, etc.); to occupy (one's mind, heart, etc.); to weigh (on one's mind)
official recognition; official approval; certification; authorization; authorisation
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
breathily (while talking)
looking at someone (with upturned eyes); glancing upwards (at someone)
late at night; at a late hour
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
look here; I say; well; I know what; I'll tell you what; just a minute
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
to shift; to move; to slide; to move (an appointment, meeting, etc.); to bring forward; to put back
stubble; unshaven face; beard one has because one is too lazy to shave; 5-o'clock shadow
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
bored; having nothing to do; idle
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
phonetic table (esp. that of Japanese)
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
wrong; groundless; different; separate; unexpected; surprising
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly