to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to bring; to take; to bring about
precautions; warnings; matters to be attended to; things to note; suggestions; hints
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
brilliance; polish; lustre; luster; glossy finish (of photographs)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to wear (formal clothing) in a casual fashion
handsome man; looker; good guy; great guy; influential person (esp. in the yakuza); sumo wrestler
yakuza; gangster; mobster; useless; worthless; good-for-nothing
dangerous; unsettled; troubled; disturbed; insecure
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
about; concerning; related to; -ish
very interesting; of great interest
slight bow (as a greeting or sign of gratitude); nod; salutation; consideration; thoughtfulness
we are of equal status in this regard; we are in the same boat; the same to you; the feeling is mutual
cannot be helped; unavoidable; pointless; useless; hopeless (person); annoying
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
on the contrary; rather; all the more; instead
loose (e.g. belt); slovenly; careless; slack
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
person who is always late
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
serious; honest; sober; grave; earnest; steady
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
reserve; constraint; declining; refraining; forethought; foresight
pace; rate; pitch (i.e. angle, space, field, sound, etc.); pitch (from distilling petroleum, tar, etc.); pitch (football, rugby); playing field
clip-clop; clippety-clop; clamshell cellphone; flip cellphone
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
another helping; second helping; seconds; command to have dog place its second paw in one's hand
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
to hold back (e.g. emotions); to rein in (e.g. a horse, unruly people); to get the better of; to control; to command
inspiration; afflatus; ability to sense the supernatural (esp. ghosts, etc.)
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
trademark gag; trademark routine
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
relatively; comparatively
slanting; tilted; sloping; distorted (feeling); slanted (e.g. view of the world); bad (mood)