large amount of money; great cost
nonsense; irresponsible remark; codswallop; random; haphazard; unsystematic
criticism; judgement; judgment; comment
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
scheming; planning; maneuvering; manoeuvring; plotting
India ink; China ink; ink (of a cuttlefish, etc.)
to water down; to dilute with water
scenery; scene; landscape
crash; smash; bang; sound of a large, heavy object falling
(in the same way) as before; as always
variety; kind; type; counter for kinds, species, etc.
nominalizing suffix; pretending to ...; playing make-believe ...
official announcement; proclamation
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
according to; due to; by (means of); because of; via; on the basis of
to set (someone) up (in a high position); to kick upstairs; to hold sacred; to worship; to flatter
pity; sorrow; pitiable; pitiful; alack; alas
(in) his way; peculiar to him
to struggle; to writhe; to wriggle; to act frantically; to make desperate efforts
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
implicitly; indirectly; tacitly; by implication; obscurely
at once; right away; promptly; quickly; right now; this instant
prescribed; designated; appointed; fixed
to order; to command; to appoint
to compromise; to meet halfway; to step up to; to walk up to; to approach
to loiter; to putter; to prowl; to wander about; to roam about; to knock around
to raise one's face; to lift one's head; to raise one's eyes
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
occasion; time; circumstances; (in) case (of); when
death; rejection (of a manuscript, etc.); lacking; without
dissatisfaction; discontent; displeasure; complaint; unhappiness
drop-by-drop; dripping; incessantly (esp. speaking, e.g. complaints, compliments); in great profusion; sluggishly; dawdling
expectation; anticipation; purpose; intention; others' opinions of one; speculation
I'm home!; I'm back!; now; at present; just now; a moment ago
right in the middle (of); midst; height
daily income in cash; money paid by daily installments; money paid by daily instalments
everyday; daily; ordinary; usual; routine; regular
to return; to come home; to leave (of a guest, customer, etc.); to get home; to get to home plate
fluttering; flapping; (arch.) flickering (light, flame, etc.); frill; piece of thin material