back and front; inside and outside; inside out (e.g. clothing); double-dealing; two faces (cf. two-faced); outward appearance and actual condition
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
many; numerous; various; large number of
(a) step ahead; (a) jump ahead
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
familiar; well-known; regular (e.g. customer); old stand-by
to close (at a certain point); to cut short; to round up (number); to revalue (currency)
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
this and that; various things
torrential rain; heavy rain; cloudburst; downpour
come on; hurry up; chop chop; yeah; that's right; exactly
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
to admire greatly; to salute (in admiration); to take one's hat off to
deliveryman; delivery person
cruel; brutal; ruthless; merciless; inhuman
(poor) treatment; (bad) behavior; behaviour; action; act
research project (e.g. at school); independent research
Japanese morning glory (Ipomoea nil); picotee morning glory; funnel-shaped object; bell (e.g. of a trumpet); (arch.) rose of Sharon (Hibiscus syriacus)
crying hard; crying one's eyes out; loud crying; wailing; profuse weeping
absent-mindedly; vacantly; idly; in a whisper
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
no-holds-barred party; free and easy gathering
labor; labour; manpower; working force
to bring up a subject; to touch on a matter
bank; banking institution
going side-by-side; going abreast; running concurrently; occurring at the same time; keeping pace with
priority; order of precedence
good person; virtuous person
hard to say; inexpressible; hesitant to say; embarrassing; delicate
common knowledge; well-known fact
to weigh on one's mind; to be worried about (something)
to develop a relationship; to build intimacy; to deepen a friendship; to get acquainted
disclosure; exposure; revelation
sincere; honest; faithful
(eating) heartily; energetically; vigorously; bulging (muscles); welling up (of strength, courage, etc.)
merrymaking; high jinks; drunken revelry; spree
going to bed; retiring (for the night)
neglect of one's health; unhealthy living; intemperance