preconception; prejudice; preoccupation
recommendation; putting in a good word for someone
proposal; offer; request; application
passions; sexual desire; lust
hanky-panky; juggling; cheating; deception; smoke and mirrors
work; workmanship; craftsmanship; artifice; trick; device
intricate workmanship; delicate handiwork; cheap trick; petty trick; obvious stratagem
fair and square; open and aboveboard
dark; dull; unsatisfactory; dissatisfying; unattractive; unappealing
when it comes to; concerning (an area of expertise)
unmatched (unparalleled) accuracy
on-the-spot investigation or inspection; raid
police surgeon; police medical officer
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
(eating or drinking) to one's heart's content
cerebral stroke; apoplexy
diagnosis; medical examination
indirection; indirectness
invitation; bringing over; bringing about; giving rise to; causing
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
reading aloud; recitation
to tire of; to lose interest in; (arch.) to be satisfied; (arch.) to enjoy; (arch.) to do adequately
gift; boon; (good) result; fruit (e.g. of one's efforts)
to tell (to do); to order; to tell on (someone); to tattle; to often say
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
you could say; you might say; verging on the
interview; audience; meeting; (viewing) party
to stop; to abort; to discontinue; to close
calculation; self-interest; selfishness
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
wedded life; married life
before or since; neither before nor after; no other time in one's life; stressing a particular moment or event as being unique or most extreme
reverse movement; retrogression; going backwards; retrogradation; retrogression
exploitation; bleeding dry; squeezing dry; milking (e.g. a cow's teat); extracting (a liquid) through squeezing
(one's) speech; expression of views; discussion
tide; current; tendency; trend
the public; general public
(in the) presence (of); in front (of); before (someone)
to come unstuck from; to peel off; to come off
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)