kernel; core; nucleus; center; centre
dying; death; dead; useless; damned
amendment; correction; revision; modification; alteration; retouching
strength; power; proficiency; ability
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
evil design; crafty plan; plot
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
commonplace (of people or animals); ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; found around every corner
noisy; boisterous; turbulent (era, etc.); troubled
reason; cause; history; origin
hot topic; talk of the town
to teach; to instruct; to tell; to inform; to preach
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to move (house); to change residence
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
much less; to say nothing of
circumstances; condition; to arrange; to manage; to lend money; to raise money
moving (dwelling, office, etc.); changing residence
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
older brother and younger sister
older sister and younger brother
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
to slash back; to strike back; to counterattack; to cut the wheel; to perform a twisting backward knee trip
to hit a nerve; to go for the throat; to touch a sore spot
to say no more; to sink into silence
something or other; this and that; one thing this, another thing that; blah blah blah
to resound; to be heard far away; to reverberate; to shake; to come (home); to remain (with someone)
meanwhile; in the meantime
bell signalling that work, class, etc. will formally begin shortly; first bell; warning bell
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
at the same time as; while; as well as (multiple roles)
running in; rushing into; last-minute rush
lateness; tardiness; arriving late
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment