form; method; system; formula
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit
practical; realistic; pragmatic
surface; face; outside; exterior; appearances; superficiality
to stand (something) up; to put upright; to thrust into; to bury into; to make (a noise); to let out; to raise (a cloud of dust, smoke, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
what with A and B; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; denotes uncertainty
Japanese beautyberry (Callicarpa japonica)
hole; hollow; pothole (road, pavement, etc.)
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
the front; honest; upright; decent
to build up; to complete; to construct; to make up; to fabricate; to invent
bad; wrong; must not (do, be); should not; useless; no good; hopeless
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk; to get plastered
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
a lot more; much more; and then some; and plenty more than that
first of all; at once; for now; for the time being; anyway; at least
as one would expect from ...; given that ... (naturally ...); precisely because ...; all the more because of ...; on account of ...; ... being what it is
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding; approval; consent
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
(a) step; one step; level; stage; small degree; small amount
another; one more; even more; (not) quite; (not) very
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to use (a brush, chopsticks, etc.); to move
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
in advance; beforehand; previously; ahead of time
expectation; anticipation; forecast
certain; sure; no doubt; reliable; dependable
slightly (blushing); suddenly (getting bright, flaring up, flashing on, etc.); suddenly (appearing, coming out, etc.); distractedly; absentmindedly
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
(slowly and) carefully; without haste; thoroughly; deliberately; closely; meticulously
proposal; proposition; suggestion
brown; light brown; tawny
fixed form; regular shape; standard-size mail
color photo; colour photo