unavoidable; inevitable; inescapable; hopeless; beyond help
sitting down; sitting up; sit!
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
standoffishly; primly; pungently (of a smell); acridly; long and pointed (e.g. of a nose); popping (of ears)
headache inducing; vexing
moving in (to a house, apartment, etc.); taking up residence
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
gradually; by degrees; little by little; step by step
in name and in reality; nominally and virtually; form and contents
to annoy; to cause trouble
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
hi!; yo!; hey man!; yessir!; understood!
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
centre of attention; center of attention
tag (children's game); tig
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
hide-and-seek (game); hide-and-go-seek
to be possessed by a god; to not act like oneself; to behave oddly; to be awesome; to be extreme
to graze (e.g. bullet); to scratch; to touch lightly; to take a percentage; to exploit; to squeeze
good news; happy news; glad tidings
by-product; spin-off; outgrowth; side effect
person concerned; interested party; related party
to qualify (as); to have the qualifications (for ...); to be entitled to; to have a claim (for)
disclosure; exposure; revelation
important points; main points; gist; list of requirements
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...
belonging; ascription; attribution; reversion; return; restoration
physical contact (between friends, mother and child, etc.); physical intimacy
metal sake jug; sake warmer
recruiting; job offer; job vacancy
independent (esp. in politics); non-partisan
groundwork; foundation; inclination; aptitude; undercoat; first coat
founding member (of a music group, etc.); initial member
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
to peep (through); to peek; to await (one's chance); to guess; to infer
kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
relation; connection; affinity
labour shortage; labor shortage; shortage of workers; shortage of hands
to miss a chance; to miss an opportunity
expansion; extension; magnification; enlargement; escalation; spread
ground; crust (earth); foundation (building, etc.); base; constituency; power base
this point; now; this late in the game
topic of discussion; agenda
the problem (at issue); the point at issue; problematic issue; problem
core member; hardcore member