habit (usu. a bad one); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
gesture; movement; action; acting; performance
to become a couple; to be man and wife; to be married to
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
shock (emotional); shock (physical); impact; crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; (circulatory) shock
to take the form of (esp. in ref. to a spirit, fox, raccoon dog, etc.); to assume the shape of; to disguise oneself (as); to change (into); to transform; to change radically (for the better)
occurrence; happening; incident; event
to change places (with); to be replaced (with, by); to be changed; to change (seats, shifts, etc.; with someone); to switch; to exchange
to smash (violently); to crush; to ruin (a plan, company, etc.); to wreck; to destroy
anyhow; anyway; somehow or other; apart from ...; setting ... aside
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
three generations; third generation immigrant; sansei; the third (e.g. Henry III)
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
will; volition; intention; intent; determination
thoughts; opinion; however much money you wish to give (as alms, a fee at a museum, etc.); fondness (for a significant other, etc.; often used teasingly); love
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
processing; dealing with; treatment; disposition; disposal
words of praise; eulogy; compliment
happiness; blessedness; proving fortunate; yielding positive outcome; luckily; fortunately
measuring by feel; adjusting by feel; doing by feel; adapting to the situation (one's strength, strictness, etc.); making allowances; using discretion
from the beginning; from the first; of course; not to mention ...; not only ... but also ...
private; confidential; informal; secret; (within the) family circle; (on the) inside
one eye; one of one's eyes; being blind in one eye; person who is blind in one eye
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
enterprise; business; company; corporation
one by one; thoroughly; exhaustively; with a fine-tooth comb
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
to raid; to storm; to launch an attack (on); to mount an assault (on)
-ical; -ive; -like; -ish; (something) like; along the lines of
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
prime field; figurine (used in modeling, dollmaking, etc.)
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
oar; all; (pulling an) all-nighter; staying up all night
valuation; appraisal; evaluation; appreciation; recognition; acknowledgement
certainly; without fail; right and wrong; pros and cons
to succeed; to relieve; to take the place of; to substitute for; to be exchanged; to change (places with)
envious; jealous; enviable (position, etc.)
scrap (metal); clipping (from a newspaper, magazine, etc.); cutting; scrapbook
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned