to make do with; to manage with; to make shift; to get (something) done in time; to have ready (by)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish (e.g. market)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
elevator; lift; elevator (aviation)
arrival chime (of an elevator, train, etc.)
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
disorderly; messy; absurd; unreasonable; very; extremely
quick on the uptake; quick to catch on; perceptive; intuitive
to fall (of rain, snow, ash, etc.); to come down; to form (of frost); to beam down (of sunlight or moonlight); to pour in; to visit (of luck, misfortune, etc.)
(acupuncture) needle; acupuncture
stiff shoulders (usu. owing to age); frozen shoulder
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
rice cracker; senbei; Japanese cracker; rice cookie; wafer
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start
stay of execution; suspended sentence
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
household (electrical) appliances; home appliances; consumer electronics
freak (dancing, film, speed, etc.); enthusiast; deformed person, animal. etc.; freak; monster
empty nest; empty house; empty home; burglary (of an empty house); burglar (who targets empty houses)
volume retailer; mass marketer; emporium
(husband and wife) both working; dual income
to omit; to leave out; to exclude; to curtail; to save; to cut down
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
probability; likelihood; chances
work; business; company; study
occasionally; once in a while; seldom; casually; unexpectedly; accidentally
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
judgment paper; judgement paper
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
to gaze at; to fix one's eyes upon
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
stinging; smarting; on edge; nervous; ripping; peeling
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
shaking one's legs (usu. unconsciously); tapping one's foot; fidgeting (of the legs)