having a headache; racking one's brains; troubling over something
to run away; to flee; to make off; to start to run away
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
curtain raising; starting (e.g. play, concert)
hand luggage; hand baggage
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
here and there; various places; all around; muddled; confused; in the wrong order
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
jam-packed; packed; packed like sardines
multicolored; multicoloured; of various colors; diverse; of all kinds; all manners of
putting on the market; putting on sale; making commercially available; commercial; off-the-shelf; store-bought
tightly (packed); densely; closely; crammed
to remain; to be left over; to be in excess; to be too many
obligation chocolate; chocolate given by women to male colleagues, etc. out of obligation on Valentine's day
taking advantage of (an opportunity); jumping on the bandwagon; taking passage (in); getting a lift; getting a ride
to take seriously; to take someone at their word; to believe (to be true)
core; heart (of the matter); point; crux; kernel
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
to rub; to chafe; to wear out; to become worn; to lose one's innocence; to become sly
gap; opening; break; interval; unguarded moment; carelessness
to finger; to play with; to make changes to; to tinker with; to dabble in; to do as a hobby
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
admiration; being impressed; admirable; praiseworthy; astonishment; being appalled
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
radiant smile; contented smile
to snatch (and run); to carry off; to swipe; to scoop up (and remove; sand, earth, etc.)
to roll; to wheel; to turn over; to tip over; to leave; to buy and sell (quickly for a profit)
to dig; to excavate; to delve into; to dig up (vegetables, treasure, etc.); to mine (coal, ore, etc.); to top
guidance; leading; induction; introduction; incitement; inducement
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
fabrication; forgery; falsehood; hoax
about; roughly; generally; on the whole; completely; quite
mid-range; mid-scale; mid-size
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
(approximate) age; years; elderly; old; older (than); senior
married couple; husband and wife; man and wife
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen