school trip; field trip; excursion; long walk; excursion (on foot)
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to smile (at); to grin (at)
depression; melancholy; dejection; gloom; despondency
stomach; Chinese "stomach" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
in itself; the thing itself; this itself; for its own sake; per se
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
meeting; conference; session; assembly; council; convention
opening (in a game of go, chess, etc.); early stages; initial phase; outset
to do completely; to do accidentally; to do without meaning to; to happen to do
common; ordinary; fair (e.g. fight); gracious; frank; open
to say no more; to sink into silence
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
to chop; to cut off; to chop off; to hack off
odds and ends; all; every
with a sting; with a tingle; nervously; tensely; with a rip; with a ripping sound
fee paid to performing artists, etc.; appearance fee
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
to spoil someone's start; to kill someone's enthusiasm; to take the wind out of someone's sails
to be flustered; to lose one's presence of mind
opposition; resistance; antagonism; reverse; opposite; inverse
to obey (an order, law, etc.); to abide by (a rule, custom, etc.); to follow (a person); to accompany; to go alongside (e.g. a river); to follow (e.g. a sign)
present condition; existing state; status quo; current state
location (e.g. of film shoot); remote (shoot at a remote location)
to need; to demand; to take; to require
time; labour; payment (for labour); pay; tedious job; troublesome job
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
minute difference; tiny difference; razor-thin margin
difference; variation; difference
to some extent; to a certain extent
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
to prove successful; to take hold; to amount to something
tone (of voice); parlance; style; intonation; accent
rough; wild; violent; immoderate; extravagant; reckless
to push; to thrust; to press (down); to push (e.g. a button); to stamp (e.g. one's name); to affix (a seal); to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
to confute; to argue down; to persuade; to convince; to prevail on
theory; reason; logic; (unreasonable) argument; strained logic; excuse