every month; trite; commonplace; conventional
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
with a bump; with a clunk
to kick away; to kick off; to kick hard; to refuse curtly; to reject outright
current value; price; market value
millions; several million; a few million
quality (of a product or a service)
great hurry; great haste; rush
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
certain amount; some; certain person; Mr So-and-so; (arch.) I; (arch.) me
backhand blow; backhand chop; backfist (karate)
pastel color; pastel colour
to paint in different colors (for different purposes) (colours)
unskilled; clumsy; lousy; poor; awkward; shitty
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
wooden building blocks; wooden bricks; playing with building blocks; piled timber; piling up wood
castle (in place names); castle; fortress
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
garbage can; rubbish bucket
opening and shutting; opening and closing
murder; homicide; manslaughter
Catholic priest; abbe; reverend father; minister; padre
... the heck (e.g. "what the heck?"); ... in the world (e.g. "why in the world?"); ... on earth (e.g. "who on earth?")
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
bulky; massive; thick; heavy
caller; visitor; company; guest
to address (someone) without using a suffix such as "-san" or "-chan"; to refer to (someone) without a title suffix
recklessness; daredevilry; rashness; (arch.) long-lasting
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed