false; pseudo-; quasi-; would-be; sham; pretended
prosperity; bustle; activity; crowd; turnout
pleasant; delightful; enjoyable; joyful; cheerful; amusing
exhilarating; thrilling; intensely pleasurable
repair; mending; fixing; servicing
spectator; sightseer; onlooker
overturning; capsizing; overthrow (e.g. of a government)
to scatter; to sprinkle; to distribute (handbills, etc.); to spread (rumours, etc.); to give the slip; to throw off
way of solving (a problem); solution
what time; (lit.) which hour
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
solid; firm; stout; burly; strong; sturdy
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
bound hand and foot; hedged in (e.g. by restrictions); immobile
skeletal remains; dry bones of a corpse; human skeleton
inquiry; enquiry; investigation; (police) interview; questioning (e.g. witness, suspect); hearing
to take someone (to some place); to take someone along; to lead someone away
to avoid misfortune; to escape danger
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
advice; counsel; suggestion; tip; hint
to mix; to stir; to blend
positive; assertive; active; proactive; aggressive
to plan; to attempt; to plot; to conspire; to aim for; to strive for
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
one day; (on) a certain day
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
some time ago; recently; lately; last (Sunday, etc.); previous
large build; large pattern
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
the harmonizing, mentally and physically, of two parties engaged in an activity; singing from the same hymn-sheet; dancing to the same beat
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
four man group; quartet; the Gang of Four