adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
extreme masochist; very masochistic
sparse; thin; scattered; straggling; sporadic
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
to think hard; to brood over; to worry too much (about); to torment oneself (with the thought of)
one-by-one; separately; every single; each and every; without omission
to pass from one's lips; to escape one's lips
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
substitute national holiday; day off in lieu of a national holiday that falls on a Sunday; compensatory holiday
tenth day of the month; ten days
to sniffle; to snuffle; to sob
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
tedious; lengthy; overlong; long-winded
title (e.g. Doctor, Professor, Lord); job title; position (in a company); degree; status; rank
notice; notification; report; posting
to take a commission; to take a cut; to take a piece of the action; to take a kickback
hearty; tremendous; magnificent; glorious; splendid; heroic
what; so-and-so; such and such; what?; wait; well, well
to bend backwards; to bend oneself back; to be taken aback
killing; destruction of life; cruel; heartless; callous
self-sacrifice; self-renunciation
to fall into (e.g. a hole); to fall into (chaos, depression, dilemma, illness, etc.); to fall into (a trap, etc.); to fall; to surrender
relief; embossed carving; bringing to the fore; throwing something into relief
personality; individuality; TV personality; celebrity
on the surface; ostensibly; superficially; apparently
mental condition; state of mind; mentality
to reveal by washing the surface; to expose by washing away dirt, earth, etc.; to discover (by investigation); to bring to light; to start washing
scattering; leaflets; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
hearsay; rumor; rumour; report
to ooze; to exude; to percolate; to soak through
tool; implement; instrument; equipment
bodily sensation; sense; experience