to rewrite; to overwrite; to renew; to transfer
sieve; sifter; screen; screening (jobs, candidates, etc.)
four characters; four letters
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
to smell sweet; to be fragrant
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
clothes (esp. Western clothes); counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, drags of a cigarette, etc.
to be slow; to not make progress; to be inefficient
to be able to tell apart; to distinguish; to recognize
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
tip of nose; before one's eyes; under one's nose; tip (of something)
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
to hear; to catch (the sound of something); to hear about (rumour, etc.); to overhear; to get used to hearing
to lay in stock; to replenish stock; to procure; to learn; to find out; to take in
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
to translate; to interpret
to sell (well); to be well known; to be popular; to be famous
discouragement; despondency; dejection; disappointment
sympathy; compassion; pity
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to hold on to
possibly; by some possibility; perhaps
to set aside; to keep in reserve; to preserve; to save; to put in; to lay in
to publish a book; to put out a book
to be ready; to be prepared; to be in order; to be put in order; to be adjusted; to be regulated
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
reading while standing (in a bookstore, etc.); browsing (i.e. reading an item but not buying it)
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
somehow; without knowing (it); unconsciously; unthinkingly
old family; old-established family; one's old home; one's childhood home
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
straight; straightforward; direct; neat (e.g. spirits); black (e.g. tea, coffee); entering university directly from high school; fast ball