being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
nice-looking; seemingly fine; nice-sounding; polite-sounding; plausible (e.g. excuse); glib
concession hunter; profiteer
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
to beat someone to the punch; to get the drop on (someone); to forestall
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
tumult; great noise; clatter; hustle and bustle
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
which way; which direction; which one (esp. of two alternatives); who
feel (i.e. tactile sensation); touch; feeling; sensation; texture (e.g. food, cloth)
as likely as not; 50-50; even match; tie
back; backing; going backwards; background; backdrop; backhand; backer
seriousness; earnestness; truth; sanctity
attitude; posture; preparedness; readiness
I'm told; is what I heard; is how it is, apparently; is what they said
half; biracial person (esp. half-Japanese); person of mixed parentage
crops; agricultural produce
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
gum; rubber; eraser; condom
to respond; to satisfy; to accept; to comply with; to apply for
adviser; advisor; consultant
how long; how far; how much
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
that is to say; so that means
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
within; inside of; less than
basis; foundation; grounds; authority
oil; petroleum; kerosene; paraffin
lifeline; matter of life or death; indispensable thing; life line (in palm reading)
exclusion; removal; rejection; elimination; abatement; lifting (sanctions, etc.)
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
insight; discernment; perception; perspicacity; acumen