slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
double; twice (as much); twofold
gear; speed (e.g. 4-speed transmission)
candid advice; frank advice; honest opinion; exhortation; harsh but honest advice
poor excuse (of a); nearly non-existent; barely sufficient; token (effort, etc.); symbolic
in hand; on hand; on one; handheld
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
other people's affairs; somebody else's problem
to trick; to cheat; to deceive; to seduce
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
it serves you (him) right; it's what you (he) deserves
in a crowd; in droves; crawling (of insects); swarming; dragging (e.g. along the ground); trailing
to jump at; to be attracted by
still more; even more; much more; increased; greater
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
to frolic about; to mess around
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
high and inside pitch; inter-scholastic athletics competition
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; heat; primary
to become keen on; to get passionate about
starting lineup; player in the starting lineup
dispute; strife; quarrel; dissension; conflict; rivalry
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to intervene; to stop (something)
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
to spread; to be propagated
large part; greater part; people in general; general public; mostly; for the most part
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case
considerably; greatly; a lot
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
concerning the result (as opposed to the means used to achieve this result or the original goal)
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
(turned out) all right in the end
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
only natural; no wonder; as expected; of course; as it should be
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
top and bottom; high and low; going up and down; rising and falling; going and coming back; upper and lower classes
hard to understand; incomprehensible; unintelligible
being a fan of; being a supporter of; pushing for; one's favourite (member of an idol group, character in an anime, player in a team, etc.)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
day something goes on sale; date of issue; release date
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom