to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
puzzling; tangled; complicated; complex
headquarters; head office; main office
station; office; guardroom
appetizer; starter; hors d'oeuvre
as soon as possible; ASAP
bent back; hunchback; stoop
rubbing one's hands together
dripping with sweat; bathed in perspiration
your home; your residence; you (referring to one's equal; epistolary style)
inspection (for compliance); investigation (tax, etc.)
brittle; fragile; weak; tender-hearted; sentimental; easily moved
enterprise; business; company; corporation
to understand from experience
to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to have a good command of (a language); to play proficiently (of a musical instrument); to work (a puppet); to pull the strings of a puppet
estimate; estimation; valuation; quotation
force; unit; corps; squad; troops; party
rattling; clattering; trembling; shivering; whining; grumbling
undiscovered; not found; unexplored
breakthrough; great discovery
being preoccupied with; being obsessed; only thinking of; having only ... on one's mind
equal; equivalent; equals sign; equality sign; equals (as in "A equals B")
to get permission; to get approval; to get the go-ahead
(a) stop (e.g. in a timber joint, or at the end of a kanji stroke); remaining (e.g. poste-restante)
triumphant; exultant; in high and proud spirits
to be moderate in; to be temperate in; to refrain (from doing); to withhold (an announcement, comment, etc.); to be beside; to be close by
to be infatuated (with); to be hooked (on); to lose one's heart (on)
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
free time; time at leisure
having one's choice; (ability to) pick and choose
(doing) as one pleases; to one's heart's content; letting (something) go unchecked; leaving uncontrolled; leaving (something) to take its own course
hair; fur; wool; down; plumage
whereabout; about where; how much
to creep; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; appeal; strength
to lose heart; to lose motivation
incompetence; laziness; worthlessness; good-for-nothing; loser; weakling