imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
painful; bitter; tough; difficult; cruel; harsh
unshapely; unsightly; clumsy; unpresentable; uncouth; awkward
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
special training; intensive training; crash course
willingness (e.g. to do something); eagerness; motivation; inspiration; determination; high aspirations
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
with a scraping sound; with a scratching sound; with a crunching sound (while eating)
to rise; to go up; to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade; to get out (of water)
conviction; belief; confidence
opening a new shop; opening a shop (for the day)
sweet-tasting; sweet; fragrant (smelling); sweet (music); lightly salted; light in salt; naive
come; come now; well; who knows; well now; let's see
pursuit of knowledge; studying; learning; training; completing a course
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
(police) detective; criminal matter
the other day; a few days ago
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
collection (e.g. of a debt); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
filing a (criminal) complaint; reporting a crime
material witness; suspect
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
station (esp. a police station); office (e.g. tax office)
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to go; to come; to be defeated; to collapse; to be annoyed; to be nonplussed
gaudy; showy; garish; crooked; vicious; wicked
to fail; to blunder; to make a mess; to drink up; to eat up
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
instead; but (on the other hand)