trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
very hungry; starving; bowing repeatedly; kowtowing; denting; buckling
things to be washed; (dirty) dishes; laundry; washing
to warm (up); to heat (up); to sit on (an idea, plan, etc.); to keep to oneself; to renew (an old friendship); to take for oneself
front; frontage; facade; main
scolding; telling-off; rebuke; complaint; grumbling; fault-finding
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
itchy; creepy; feeling uneasy
supper; night meal; late-night snack; "fourth meal"; midnight snack
cooperation; mutual aid (help)
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
to take good care of; to treasure; to value; to hold dear; to prize; to cherish
terrible; dreadful; terrifying; surprising; startling; tremendous
small theatre; kabuki performed in a small theatre; little performance; short acted scene; act
to begin (doing); to start; to set about; to get down to
easy; easygoing; carefree; happy-go-lucky; optimistic; leisurely
to miss (doing); to fail (to do); to do without
to sense; to suspect; to get an inkling (of something); to get wind of; to smell (e.g. danger); to become aware of (e.g. a plot)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
contents of a document (esp. of a letter)
dangerous person; security risk; loose cannon
final stage; final stretch; live printing area (in publishing); gallery (in a theatre); driving (animals, fish, etc.); herding
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
perfectly; right on the mark; spot on; enough; sufficiently; thoroughly
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
to cut one's way through; to fight one's way through (the enemy); to get over; to come through; to overcome (a difficulty)
help; assistance; service
it says ...; it reads ...; ... is written
fear; dread; dismay; terror; horror; scare
to warp; to bend; to contort; to be perverted; to be warped (of a view, mind, etc.); to be distorted
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
to hate; to dislike; to avoid; to disregard; to act without regard (for); to be bad for (e.g. dust in machinery)
to stick (into); to pierce; to enter at full speed; to hit (e.g. the catcher's mitt) at speed
to be lazy; to be idle; to slack; to neglect (e.g. one's work); to be neglectful of; to skip (e.g. school)
and yet; though; when; in spite of
self-satisfied look; triumphant look; smug face; shit-eating grin
to seal (e.g. a letter); to prevent (e.g. movement); to forbid; to block (e.g. speech)
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
rough (estimate, outline, etc.); broad; general; generous; openhanded