under one's arm; (in) the armpit
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
to ring; to sound; to be popular; to be esteemed; to state; to insist
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
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 yet 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
place to put something; storage space
to lose one's senses (over); to be out of one's mind (over); to be completely captivated (by); to be smitten; to be engrossed (in)
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
counter for colours; color; colour; (outward) appearance; look; (facial) expression; face
whereabouts; what part; how much; what point
to creep up to; to approach stealthily; to steal up; to draw near unnoticed
grassy field; grassland; meadow; grass-covered plain; savannah; prairie
but; however; although; though
impressiveness; impact; force; intensity; presence; appeal