boneless pork rib; boned pork rib
excess; surplus; superabundance
questionnaire; survey; poll
privilege; special favor; special favour; benefit; prerogative; perk
sequel; later development
seeming (to be); appearing; apparently
condemn the offense, but not the offender
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
to head towards; to direct one's steps to
to become unrestrained and go to excess; to lose all restraint; to lose one's tension and become relaxed; to let go; to become disorderly; to be scattered
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
farce; charade; person who serves tea; short and humorous improvised sketch (originating from Edo-era kabuki)
interested person; volunteer; supporter
allied forces; the Allies (e.g. in WWII)
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
to shake (from fear, cold, excitement, etc.); to shudder; to tremble
accomplice; co-conspirator
quarrel; fight; trouble; dispute; friction; discord
head temple of a Buddhist sect; headquarters (of an organization); head of operations; nerve center
major cleanup; spring cleaning
confused; chaotic; jumbled; upside-down
to have two things (at the same time) (e.g. good and bad points); to also have something (in addition to something else)
big moment (e.g. performance, in the spotlight); gala occasion; (on the) world stage
tiger mom; tiger mum; mother who is overly obsessed with her children's academic performance
to lash out at; to flare up at; to fly at; to turn on
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
chaos; turmoil; pandemonium; havoc
poor; pitiful; piteous; pitiable
to take a nap; to catch forty winks; to catch some Z's
to relax one's mind; to feel relaxed; to become remiss; to cease paying careful attention
one's dearest wish; Buddha's vow to save humanity
temporary construction; temporary establishment; provisional construction; assumption; supposition
to writhe (in pain); to squirm; to wriggle
creeping at night into a woman's bedroom; stealing into a girl's bedroom at night to make love; sneaking visit
to carry up; to bring up; to lift up; to elevate (someone) to a high position; to convince someone to accept a post (esp. through flattery)
briskly; energetically; livelily; efficiently; crisply; vigorously
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
cargo hold (of an aircraft, ship, etc.); cargo bay