to pick out; to single out; to select; to extract; to draw out; to pull out
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
(sense of) rivalry; competitiveness
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
as usual; as always; as ever; as before; still
shaking; shake; unsettledness; instability; existence of multiple spellings, pronunciations, usages, etc. for a single word
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
noon; midday; daytime; lunch
shopping; purchased goods
funeral parlor (parlour); funeral home; undertaker's; undertaker; mortician; funeral director
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
with no physical defects; in perfectly good health; sound in wind and limb
(appearance while) in pajamas (pyjamas)
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to read the situation; to sense the mood; to read the room
clothes; garment; gown; robe; coating (e.g. glaze, batter, icing)
village; human habitation; human settlement
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
sympathy; empathy; response; identification (with someone)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
sense of duty; sense of purpose; vocation
ninja; person trained in ninjutsu and employed for covert purposes in feudal Japan
discontinuation (of business); closing down; giving up (one's practice); retiring
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
standing by; awaiting an opportunity; being on alert; quarantine
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
to work hard; to try hard; to strive; to endeavour; to endeavor; to devote oneself to
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
far away; distant place; long ago; far back; by far
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
looking for something; searching for something; object being sought
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
to be found; to be discovered
direction; orientation; suited to; suitable for; tendency; inclination
fixing (in place); being fixed (in place); fixing (e.g. salary, capital); keeping the same; fixation (histology); user name (on an online forum like 2ch where the majority of users post anonymously)
to feel nervous; to feel afraid; to be startled; to be surprised; (arch.) to be shy; (arch.) to be bashful
to be landed (of a fish); to be reeled in; to be caught