local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while travelling; present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
open; unconcealed; undisguised; broad; lewd; indecent
explanation; interpretation
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to take advantage of; to impose on; to make an entry (in an account book)
way (of doing); manner; method; means
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
to make a sound; to give off a sound; to hear a sound
bodily sensation; sense; experience
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
stout-hearted; firm; courageous; brave; tough
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
irritation; annoyance; frustration
worn-out; ragged; crumbling; dry and crumbly; falling (in drops or clumps); scattering
to wet; to moisten; to dampen; to soak; to dip
to get blurred; to get hoarse; to get husky; to graze; to scrape
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
to find a clear solution; to come to a clean decision; to give a clear explanation; to divide exactly (without remainder); to divide evenly
forever; for good; eternally; as long as one likes; indefinitely; no matter what
to draw the line (between two situations); to make a clear distinction; to make it clear where one stands; to take clear responsibility for (mistakes, etc.)
to give up as hopeless; to wash one's hands (of someone or something)
to bend; to flutter; to wave; to yield to; to be swayed by; to bow to
cancellation; withdrawal; asking to be excused; begging off; not taking
(being) within range (radio, commuting, etc.); (being) within the sphere (e.g. of influence)
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
even if ...; even supposing that ...
(turning) round and round; in circles; wrapping around; winding around
whirlpool; swirl; eddy; vortex; maelstrom
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
unprecedented; never happened before; first time in history
foot; paw; leg; gait; pace; bottom structural component (i.e. radical) of a kanji; (arch.) money
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
line; queue; procession; matrix
tedious; boring; being fed up with
full house; no vacancy; sold out; standing room only; full (of people); crowded
to be transparent; to be see-through; to be clear; to be clear (voice, sound)
to turn back; to go back; to come back; to return; to retrace one's steps