mischief; prank; mischievous; naughty; pastime; hobby
plan; project; schedule; scheme; program; programme
huh?; eh?; what?; oh; hey!; look!
courteous; decorous; polite
quick change (of costume); quick transformation; turning suddenly into; (sudden) metamorphosis
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error; to get wrong; to mistake (one thing for another); to confuse
rare; uncommon; new; novel; fine; nice
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
counter seat; seat at the counter
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
for a short while; for a while; for some time; for the time being
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
to stroke; to caress; to brush gently; to comb (hair); to smooth down
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
below; down; bottom; beneath; underneath; just after; right after
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to write down; to note down; to mention; to describe; to inscribe; to mark
rearing from infancy; training from an early age (e.g. an apprentice); teaching from an early stage (e.g. a subordinate)
medicine; pharmaceuticals; efficacious chemical (gunpowder, pesticide, etc.); (pottery) glaze; (illegal) drug; narcotic
small; little; slightly less than; just about; somewhat; somehow
scoundrel; rascal; villain
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
outrageous; wild (ambition, idea, etc.); crazy; inordinate; extravagant (e.g. claims); audacious
negligence; carelessness; inattention; unpreparedness
fault; defect; flaw; failure (in an examination); failing grade
to supplement; to make up for; to compensate for; to cover (a shortage, loss, etc.); to fill (e.g. a vacancy)
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
gazing steadily at; observing (a person) closely; maintain a watch over
to branch; to fork; to separate; to split; to disperse; to scatter
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
business affairs of a company; clerical business of a Shinto shrine