change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
boiling; seething; becoming heated (e.g. debate); excitement; soaring (prices); shooting up
superiority complex; sense of superiority
to speak badly (of); to speak ill (of); to bad-mouth
to quieten down; to fall silent; to cease activities; to become inactive; to lie low
to fall behind; to lag behind; to lose (race, contest)
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
of bad character; ill-natured; nasty; vicious; wicked; malignant
it's no joke; gimme a break!
cannot do without something; indispensable; absolutely necessary; have to do
book; document; calligraphy (esp. Chinese); penmanship; handwriting; letter
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
stubborn; obstinate; pigheaded
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to get tired of waiting; to grow impatient
to wedge one's way in; to push in (between); to step in (between); to interrupt (a conversation, quarrel, etc.); to intervene
accompanying; travelling together; traveling together; same bank
intention; idea; inclination; wish
soft; tender; limp; subdued (colour or light) (color); gentle; meek
cold; frigid; bracing; dignified
anyone can see that; it's obvious that
prank; practical joke; horseplay; mischievous trick
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
reluctantly; grudgingly; unwillingly
to get (a joke or explanation); to strike home; to click; to know intuitively
to be relieved; to feel relieved
to lay waste; to devastate; to invade; to break into; to troll (e.g. web forums); to spam
about to start out; just about to leave or go out; outing; trip
personal handy-phone system; PHS; low-powered mobile network system developed in Japan and once popular in parts of Asia
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
volume (sound level); volume (books); volume; substantial quantity (e.g. hearty meal); any kind of adjustment knob, not necessarily for sound
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting