it doesn't matter what; anything is fine
man; male; masculine gender
without; but if; otherwise; or else
development; revitalization; standing (something) up; waking up; tilling a rice field; drawing a card from the draw pile
effect; result; worth; use; avail
deception; defrauding someone; fooling someone; swindling; false pretences
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
spring; spring (in one's legs); bounce; springboard; impetus
tool; implement; means; furniture
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
skill involving the hands; craft
use; utilization; utilisation; application
dangerous weapon; lethal weapon; deadly weapon; murder weapon
innocent; not guilty; harmless
crime; sin; penalty; sentence; fault; responsibility
evasion; avoidance; shirking; recusation (of a judge); taking exception (to a judge); challenge
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
width; breadth; freedom (e.g. of thought); latitude; gap; difference (e.g. in price)
to spread (out); to extend; to stretch; to reach to; to get around; to fill (e.g. a space)
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
once and for all; completely; spotlessly
to forget something ever existed; to pretend something didn't happen; to put something behind one; to forgive (something)
to refuse; to decline; to deny
worldly wise; sophisticated; street smart; knowledge of the world (acquired in the school of hard knocks); toughness
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; albite
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
school festival; cultural festival; annual open day school event showcasing student talent
program (e.g. theatre, theater); programme; (theatrical) piece; number; performance
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
project; enterprise; business; (arch.) act; (arch.) deed; (arch.) conduct
meal (food, ground grain); Mir (Russian space station); meel; Indian club
neither this nor that; being at a loss; humming and hawing; shilly-shallying
to puzzle over; to think deeply about; to rack one's brains over (wrack)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
to throw down; to throw out; to abandon; to resign; to give freely; to give generously