service station; gas station; shortstop; sporty sedan; steamship; SS; Secret Service
under examination; under test (e.g. device); on trial
unexpectedly; surprisingly
to emit a voice; to emit a sound; to be able to speak
sit-up; abdominal muscles; abs
discouraged; dispirited; despondent
same generation; one's generation
fragile; brittle; delicate; sensitive
tone color; tone colour; tone quality; timbre
beyond expectations; beyond what one expected; not foreseen; exceeding assumptions
dealing with; coping with
lukewarm; tepid; half-hearted; vague; lenient; mild
business; errand; nature of one's business
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
very interesting; of great interest
to assault with a sword; to stab at; to slash at
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
to discern (e.g. right from wrong); to discriminate; to distinguish; to know (manners, one's place, etc.); to understand; to bear in mind
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
amusement; fun; brief entertainment
a help; an aid; some assistance
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
corpse; kanji "corpse" radical
hill; height; knoll; bonus points awarded to the winner at the end of a game
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
spectators; onlookers; members of the audience
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to catch sight of; to see; to suppose; to assume from appearances
vulgar; indecent; coarse; crude
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); fan (e.g. electric)
peeking; peeping (e.g. through a hole, narrow gap)
popular person; favorite; favourite
armed forces; military; troops
to be fickle; to be frivolous; to be flippant; to be flighty; to be giddy; to be restless