to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
opening to the public (e.g. garden, etc.); read permission: anybody
many; much; majority (of); greater part (of); mostly; mainly
supreme ruler; conqueror; champion; winner; titleholder
visitor; attendee; spectator; guest; audience
secretly; in secret; unseen; unobserved; inwardly; in private
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
refreshment booth; refreshment stand; snack bar
to stray into; to lose one's way (and enter); to wander into
haunted house; spook house; haunted house (attraction); haunted attraction
to assign; to allot; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate; to assess
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
being on duty; person on duty; one's turn
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
it's no joke; gimme a break!
duty; sense of duty; honor; in-law; relation by marriage
staff; staff member; stuffing (in Western cuisine); filling; stuff; materials
leader; leaders; dotted line; reader (textbook); reader (i.e. a person who reads); microreader
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
action committee; executive committee
management; administration; operation
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
to partition; to divide; to direct; to manage; to settle accounts; to assume a crouching posture (at the start of a bout)
whole; entirety; to begin with; in the first place; ... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?")
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
going to and fro; back and forth
making frequent appearances; appearing often; appearing and disappearing
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
fault; error; going poorly; being disadvantageous; un-; non-
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
at (a time or place); in; in (a situation, matter, etc.); on (a point); on the part of; under the authority of
low-altitude flying; having consistently poor results (grades, sales, etc.); barely scraping by; being on the verge of failing
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
aloof; proudly independent; standing apart; solitary
to be affected; to put on airs; to act like (something one isn't); to pretend to be
even so (expressing frustration, etc.); still
to protrude; to stick out; to be forced out; to be pushed out; to go over (e.g. a budget); to go beyond