coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
torrentially; swiftly flowing (water, esp. river); (speak) eloquently; fluently; flood of the times (moving strongly in one direction); current of the times
close examination; careful investigation; investigation of a crime; inquiry into someone's guilt; winner (of the most rounds, i.e. a full game); (arch.) reciting and appreciating traditional poetry
to have a catch; to have an ulterior motive; to be more (to something)
temptress; vamp; siren; femme fatale; evil woman; she-devil
reward; compensation; collateral; security; turning to look behind
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to dominate (usu. one's husband)
effect; result; worth; use; avail
to come to a dead end; to come to a standstill; to reach a deadlock; to reach an impasse; to reach a stalemate
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
friction; discord; trouble; dissension; disagreement
treatment (of a person); dealing with
to reason; to sum up; to conclude
resuscitation; regeneration; reformation; rehabilitation; playback; regeneration (sound, etc.)
throwing down; dropping; airdrop; investment
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
beauty of style; beauty of form
to start with the looks; to get the trappings right as the first step; to start (at the wrong end) by focusing on the superficial
writing; composition; essay; sentence
Wednesday; shaved ice (served with flavored syrup); water (fifth of the five elements)
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
manuscript; copy; draft; notes; contribution
ruby; ruby character; small hiragana or katakana readings of kanji usually above or to the side of the kanji (esp. used by printers and in ref. to printed material)
judging from; on the basis of; from the point of view of
something small; something petty; trifle
lowercase letter; small letter
to appear all together; to be all present
aforementioned; above-mentioned
degree of relative priority
minute adjustment; fine tuning
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
quality; value; nature; inherent quality; logical quality
(outward) appearance; (proper) format (e.g. of an essay); form; appearances; decency; lip-service
blank space; margin; blank canvas