will not do; do not; does not
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
tight-lipped; able to keep a secret
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
armpit; under one's arm; beside; close to; aside; to the side; off-track
to pass (by) each other; to brush past; to miss (meeting) each other; to fail to meet; to be at odds; to clash
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
the whole town; all over the town; throughout the town
this and that; this or that; one thing after another
rapid succession (e.g. questions)
to tattle; to tell on; to inform a superior of someone's actions
the minute (that) ...; no sooner than ...; as soon as; whether or not
rough (estimate, manner, etc.); crude; broad; loose; careless (work)
open; frank; outspoken; unreserved; straightforward; honest
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to get fed up with; to get sick of; to become disgusted with
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
compulsory subject; required subject
opening to the public; making available to the public; putting on display; exhibiting; showing (play, movie, etc.); holding (interview, etc.)
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
sincere; earnest; serious
rash; thoughtless; careless; hasty; imprudent
popular use; circulation; to pass as; to pass for
(Platonic) ideal (of how things ought to be, e.g. human rights); foundational principle; idea; conception (e.g. of the university); doctrine; ideology
personification; impersonation; embodiment
running alongside; pacesetting; accompanying
way of speaking; intimation
apparently; appears to be
what people say; rumours; public opinion
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
favorite (to win); favourite; likely winner; one's heart's desire; first choice
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
last; final; end; conclusion; rust
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
performer; entertainer; actor