fine weather; fair weather
harmless and inoffensive; bland; tepid
disagreeableness; unpleasantness; nastiness; cutting remark; disagreeable remark; snide comment
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
getting closer; drawing nearer; being not much different; being near (age, skill, etc.); becoming close (i.e. friendly); becoming intimate
authority; expert; counter for messages, letters, notes, documents, etc.; understanding (esp. of male-female relations); tact; supernatural powers
to spring; to bound; to be stimulated; to be encouraged; to pay handsomely; to splurge
qualitative difference; disparity; gap
school; proof (of a book, document, etc.); counter for proofs
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
coincidence; chance; by chance; unexpectedly; contingency
with; by; because of; on account of; on (a day, date); at (a time); adds emphasis to preceding word
lukewarm; tepid; (arch.) slow; (arch.) stupid
temperature; body temperature (human, animal)
being overheard; being leaked (e.g. secrets); going in one ear and out the other
conveyor belt sushi; sushi-go-round; sushi train; kaiten-zushi
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
outside of; not covered by
to bungle; to make things awkward
subjective symptoms; patient's complaints
godsend; gift from providence
sentimental; mushy; sugary; saccharine; sickly-sweet
attendance (at school); going to school
to slip through; to make one's way through quickly
to come near; to approach; to be on the verge of; to be about to; to overhang; to hang over
gate; branch of learning based on the teachings of a single master; division; phylum; counter for cannons
thicket; coppice; brushwood
branches and leaves; foliage; unimportant details; nonessentials; side issue