roost; nest; pad; crib; one's home
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
coming out; going out; attending (work); appearing (on stage); start; beginning; origins
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
to crowd; to flock; to swarm
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
flapping sound (of wings); fluttering; hum (of insects); whizz (of a flying arrow); whoosh
reading aloud; reading a kanji by its Chinese-derived pronunciation
explanation; commentary; exposition; elucidation
script; screenplay; scenario
thesis; essay; treatise; paper; article
eager; earnest; strenuous; fervent; assiduous; with utmost effort
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
wish; desire; hope; prospect; expectation; (one's) hopes
word for word; verbatim; a single word and a single phrase
hand-to-hand fighting; grappling; scuffling
lameness; cripple; mismatched pair (of shoes, etc.)
according to; by (means of); due to; because of
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
to be inferior to; to be less good at; to fall behind
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
colloquialism; colloquial language; slang
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
good feeling; feeling good
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
guess; conjecture; surmise
nursing; nurse; attending; attendant; entertainer
topic; subject; rumor; talk; tale; story
to sharpen; to hone; to wash (rice); to scour; to polish
person's origin (e.g. city, country, parentage, school)
to be sensible; to be smart; to be tasteful; to be thoughtful; to be tactful; to be sensitive