sexy; popular; well-liked
to be pretentious; to put on airs; to show off
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
cookie; biscuit; cookie (browser-related file sent from a WWW server)
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
farewell; adieu; goodbye; so long
back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
father-in-law; foster father; stepfather
(examination) failure; rejection; disqualification
brand items; brand-name goods
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
criterion; standard; yardstick; rough estimate; approximation
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
academic background; academic credentials; academic record
to follow another's example
style; manner; way; after (period of time) again (e.g. meeting again after a year); for the first time in (period of time)
1,000,000; one million; million; many
unit; denomination; credit (in school); in units of (e.g. "in thousands"); in amounts of
payment made via bank deposit transfer; discarding a tile that becomes another player's winning tile
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
trade; buying and selling; trafficking (e.g. of humans, arms, drugs); dealing
acquisition; obtaining; coming to hand
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
prior; beforehand; in advance; before the fact; ex ante
school of one's (first, second) choice
to bring into the open; to reveal; to uncover (e.g. evidence); to bring to light
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
to pile up; to heap up; to stack up; to repeat many times over; to go through repeatedly; to accumulate
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
to be truant; to slack off; to play hooky; to skip school; to cut class; to skip out
rain; rainy day; rainy weather; the November suit (in hanafuda)
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
shoe; shoes; boots; footwear; footgear
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
inference; deduction; induction; reasoning