rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
fifth day of the month; five days
unfounded (e.g. rumour); groundless; baseless; completely untrue
journal; magazine; periodical
by (means of); by doing; due to; via; through
first day of the month; character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
first day of the month; character sketch; comments on personalities; commentary
human-interest article; page-three news; police news
board; plank; sheet (of metal); plate (of glass); cutting board; chopping board
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
minutely; in detail; with particular attention
to write down; to note; to jot down; to remember
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
to read smoothly; to skim
sword; blade; single stroke
to place on (something); to give (someone) a ride; to give a lift; to load (luggage); to carry; to send out (on the airwaves, etc.); to deceive
fourth day of the month; four days
public opinion; popular voice; public sentiment; consensus
frivolous; flippant; superficial; shallow; trifling; insincere
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
breaking off a relationship; permanent breach of friendship; rupture
first and second; A and B; superiority and (or) inferiority; distinction (in quality); discernment
to discuss; to talk together
last night; the previous night; night before (Christmas, etc.); eve (of festival, major event, etc.)
(verbal) abuse; abusive language
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
worrying about; caring about
price; cost; value; worth; value
leaf; blade (of grass); (pine) needle
oddity; eccentricity; peculiarity
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
indirection; indirectness
foolish thing; stupid thing; absurdity
-ing and -ing (e.g. "coming and going"); doing such things as...; expresses a command
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
alcohol; (alcohol-based) hand sanitizer
evaporation; disappearance (of people intentionally concealing their whereabouts); unexplained disappearance