passing through (a tunnel, station, town, etc.); passing by (e.g. of a typhoon); passage (of a bill, e.g. through parliament); carriage; passing (an examination, inspection, etc.); clearing
to make a payment via bank deposit transfer; to discard another player's winning tile
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
cheating; fraud; trickery; fake; bogus; quack
examination; quiz; test; tryout; rehearsal (in filming)
agreement; consent; same opinion; same view; same meaning
sympathy; compassion; pity
to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
back to back; discord; feud; opposite sides of the same coin
to sit; to squat; to assume (a position); to hold steady; to hold still
candidate; contender; prospect; candidacy; candidature; nomination
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
indicate reason; infers some protest
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
to gnaw; to nibble; to bite; to dabble in; to have a smattering of
to turn round; to face about; to turn about
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
to telephone; to make a phone call
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
dry and rough; desiccated; rustling
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to wrap up; to pack; to cover; to envelop; to conceal (a feeling); to hide
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
witnessing; observing; sighting
to hire; to lease; to requisition; to charter
rabbit hutch; small Japanese houses; cramped Japanese housing
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
to get; to earn; to understand; to comprehend; to receive something undesirable (e.g. a punishment); to get (ill)
unfeeling; heartless; cold-hearted; cruel
sliver of hope; gleam of hope; ray of hope
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
having no idea; having no clue
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
in any way; to some extent; even if only a little
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress