vague recollection; faint memory
rampancy; prevalence; domination
neighborhood council; neighbourhood council; residents' association; student council
circular notice (esp. distributed to households within a neighbourhood association)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to change the subject (e.g. away from something awkward or inconvenient)
quite unlike; not bearing the slightest resemblance
point card; loyalty card; reward card
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
bank; banking institution
heel (of foot, shoe, stocking, etc.)
to learn by experience; to learn one's lesson; to learn the hard way; to be discouraged (by); to have enough (of); to be disgusted (with)
it's best to; it's safest to; there's nothing better than
former (e.g. name); previous; changed; examination; inspection; investigation
to muffle one's voice; to speak (or sob, etc.) quietly
demon; devil; evil spirit; -crazed person; -obsessed person; fiend
feeling on the skin; skin sensation
to wipe off; to wipe out; to expunge
blood relationship; blood relative
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
authentic; credible; creditworthy; dependable; reliable; sound
mixing of public and private affairs; mixing business with personal affairs; mixing work and private matters
not one to talk; who are you to say; look who's talking
superior; boss; them (as opposed to "us"); person above; upstairs neighbour (neighbor)
hideout (e.g. of fugitive from justice); hiding place
public matter; governmental matter; prince; duke; lord; sir
to not believe one's ears
to half-rise to one's feet
heinous criminal; vicious criminal
moving about; stirring about
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
matter to be checked or investigated
human nature; human heart; public feeling; people's sentiments; consciousness; awareness
to insist on one's own ideas; to have one's own way
partially consumed drink; partially consuming a drink
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)