circuitous; roundabout; indirect
to live up to expectations; to meet expectations
across; over; beyond; throughout (a period of time); for
unedited remarks; frank opinions
check; keeping in check; containment (of enemy forces); diversionary action; pickoff throw; holding a runner on base
pink; erotic (usually used in relation to the sex industry); blue; pornographic
basic tone; underlying tone; trend; keynote
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
hair style; coiffure; hairdo
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
upper reaches (of a river); upper stream; top; upper part; long ago; beginning; first
change of pace; change of mood; (mental) break (e.g. going for a walk); refreshment
practice; practising; experience
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
meeting place; rendezvous (point); roll-call (assembly) point; appointed (designated) place
to pull apart; to separate; to have a lead over; to pull ahead of; to outdistance
to guess; to sense; to presume; to sympathize with; to sympathise with
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
rolling stock; railroad cars; wheeled vehicles
closure (of a road); suspension of traffic; road closed; closed to traffic; no through road
apartment building; apartment block; apartment house; apartment
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
to come out; to appear; to turn up; to emerge
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly