advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
almost; roughly; approximately
rather; better; instead; if anything
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
heat; fever; temperature; zeal; passion
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
you're lying; yeah, right; liar; fibber
(of a lie, etc.) obvious; transparent
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
edge (of a knife or sword); prong (of an electrical plug)
change; variation; variety; diversity; inflection; declension
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
crisis; critical situation; emergency; pinch
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
opening (a new store, golf course, runway, etc.); open; frank; open (car, collar, tournament, etc.)
new rice; first rice crop of the year; novice; beginner; newcomer
(one's) master; Lord; the main thing; the majority
possession; retention; maintenance
characteristic; traditional; peculiar; inherent; native; eigen-
lazy person; lazy fellow; slothful person
plan; trick; plot; stratagem; scheme; trap
(fixing) boundaries for religious practices; prohibition (of items, people, spirits, etc. that would hinder Buddhist practice); fence between inner and outer sanctums in a temple; (arch.) short two or three-fold lattice around the front desk of a store; barrier; dimensional barrier
vacantly; blankly; openmouthed; with one's mouth wide-open; with a whack; with a thump
to master (e.g. a skill); to become accustomed to (e.g. a lifestyle); to acquire (e.g. a habit); to retain
well then ...; in that situation; in which case
other than; except for; aside from; apart from; save for
to be honest; to be frank; honestly; if you want to know the truth
strangeness; abnormality; disorder
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
blade; sword; forged blade; wavy pattern on forged blades; sharpness; unhulled rice
to be thirsty; to feel thirsty; to thirst for; to crave
judgement; judgment; expert opinion; appraisal
next; hypo- (i.e. containing an element with low valence); order; sequence
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
increasing; uploading; posting (e.g. content); close-up; finishing shooting (of a film, etc.); upswept hairstyle; being up (i.e. leading in sports)
day; days; sun; sunshine; (the) day; daytime; date
low (level, value, price, etc.)
to grow hot (e.g. water); to boil; to get excited (at); to erupt (in applause, cheering, etc.); to ferment; to melt (of metal)
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary