to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
(bank) balance; remainder
near; close; close (in time); soon; close (relationship); friendly
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
university student; college student
to amass; to accumulate; to store; to leave unpaid
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
hostess (in a hostess bar)
if it is (the case that ...)
distinction; difference; separate; different; exception; exclusion
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...
to continue; to keep up; to keep on; to continue ...; to keep on ...
considerably; fairly; quite; rather; pretty
number of cases, incidents, items, messages, accounts, etc.
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
to roll up; to hoist; to take away; to rip off (e.g. money from someone); to blow up (dust)
to be believed to; to be expected to; to be feared to; to be poised to; to be considered to; to be likely to
making a killing; making easy money; robbery; robber
what is called; what you call; what they call; so-called
staged event; faked situation; prearranged performance
network; Internet; net (e.g. hairnet, tennis net); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
bulletin board; display board; notice board; electronic bulletin board; BBS
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
slander; calumny; defamation; libel; abuse
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
to raise; to elevate; to move something (to a higher place); to put onto (e.g. a shelf); to increase (price, quality, status, etc.); to raise (a wage); to show someone (into a room)
deletion; elimination; erasure; striking out
writing; entry (e.g. to a form); posting (e.g. to a blog)
(verbal) abuse; speaking ill of people; bad-mouthing; name-calling; slander; abusive language
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
access (to a place, esp. using public transport); access (to a website, data, etc.)
person; character; one's character; one's personality; able person; talented person
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
not less than ...; ... and over; beyond (e.g. one's expectations); above; the above; the above-mentioned
excluding; except (for); apart from; outside (a boundary, scope, etc.)
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
in one go; in one gulp; in one breath; suddenly; all of a sudden; all at once
article left behind (at a crime scene, after death, etc.)
riot; rebellion; (media) uproar; brouhaha; feud; tussle
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)