poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
dirty; filthy; disordered; messy; indecent (language, etc.); dirty
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
leaving work (office, school) early; quick lookup (in a dictionary, index, etc.)
new; novel; fresh; recent; latest; up-to-date
investigation; inspection; examination; tune; note; melody
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
down payment; contract money
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (of a book); (one) complete set (of books)
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
to follow around; to shadow; to tag along; to haunt one (e.g. feeling, failure); to follow one
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
legal; from a legal standpoint; legally speaking; de jure
accepted; fully-fledged; clear; respectable
government office; public office
to live (of humans); to reside; to inhabit; to dwell; to abide
bond (between people); (emotional) ties; bonds; tether; fetters
to torment; to pain; to inflict (physical) pain; to harass; to cause (emotional) pain; to afflict
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
minority (i.e. being under age); minor; underage person
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
this world; this life; world of the living
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
surname; family name; last name
(someone else's) parents; both parents
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
road approaching a shrine
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
curious; strange; unusual
grandmother; old woman; female senior citizen
one's own discretion (idea, responsibility)
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
daily; everyday; days (e.g. of one's youth); every day; day after day
knowledge; information; opinion; view
to spread; to propagate; to popularize; to broaden; to extend; to widen
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)