nasty; disgusting; detestable; unpleasant; disagreeable; creepy
transfiguration; transformation; change of appearance
to speak ill of; to disparage
agreement (e.g. business, dispute); understanding; compromise; mutual relations (between family members, coworkers, etc.)
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
order; rank; position (e.g. in a race); precedence
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
favorable treatment; favourable treatment; hospitality; warm reception; good treatment; hearty welcome
worry; care; anxiety; mental exhaustion
traditional; conventional
blunder; miss; slip; oversight
competition; contest; rivalry; competition (between organisms or species)
dawn; daybreak; event (e.g. "in the event of ..."); occasion; occurrence
gift; premium; prize (lottery drawing, pachinko, etc.); party favor (favour)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
contest; comparison; competition
to compose; to put together
to talk on and on; to rattle on; to keep on talking (without pause)
on the desk; theoretical; academic; armchair (e.g. plan)
to steal; to rob; to deceive; to trick; to graze (in passing); to skim; to appear and quickly disappear (a thought, a smile, etc.)
space on a page (e.g. in a newspaper); surface of paper; letter; writings
careful reading; reading thoroughly; perusal
sponsor; promoter; impresario; organizer; organiser
villain; baddie; the villain's part
degassing; gas drainage; gas venting; letting off steam; letting out stress; letting out feelings
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
correction; revision; compensation (e.g. to a pendulum)
somehow; for some reason or other
study group; study meeting
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
living room (Western style); sitting room
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)