special characteristic; special quality; trait; idiosyncrasy; peculiarity
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
the front; honesty; uprightness; decency; normality
to be able to manage somehow or another
hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
to approach; to draw near; to be imminent; to press (someone for something); to urge; to compel
this is why; this means; it is the case that
saving water; water conservation; economizing on water
minus; negative (quantity); deficit; disadvantage; drawback; negative (ion, pole, growth, image, effect, etc.)
water; liquid; fluid; moisture; humidity; sap
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
moderate; reserved; conservative; humble; mild-mannered; self-effacing
today and tomorrow; today or tomorrow; in a day or two; very soon
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
daytime; during the day; Japan and China
to curse; to cast a spell; to haunt; to cause a bad result; to bring about a negative outcome
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
intently; single-mindedly; devotedly; solely; earnestly; with all one's heart
to be found; to be discovered
close; intimate; on good terms
independent action; acting alone
all pain, no gain; doing no good and a lot of harm; having no redeeming features; being a complete disadvantage; (lit.) a hundred harms and not a single gain
fast walking; semi-jogging
real intention; true motive; true meaning
immediately; instantly; with nary a pause; without a moment's delay
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
to see through; to see the true nature of something
to complain; to lodge a complaint
barking up the wrong tree; calling at the wrong house
to grumble about something (trivial)
to drive away; to order off; to chase away; to force into an unpleasant situation (bankruptcy, prostitution, suicide, etc.)
paying for one's mistakes; getting one's just deserts; suffering the consequences (of one's own actions); reap what you sow
being extremely fond of; having a weakness for; having no eye for; being a poor judge of; having no chance (of succeeding)
how about ...?; I wonder; I don't know
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
inarticulate; clumsy with words; poor at speaking