production (e.g. play); direction
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
unsightly; ugly; unseemly; indecent; deplorable; disgraceful
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
to avoid meeting someone's gaze; to not look someone in the eyes
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
to take; to pick up; to pass; to hand; to get; to obtain; to adopt (a method, proposal, etc.)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
to become misty; to become hazy; to get blurry; to grow dim; to be overshadowed; to be upstaged
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
doubtful; questionable; uncertain; disputable; suspicious
honor student; honours student; model student; prize pupil
doubt; skepticism; scepticism; disbelief
to flip-flop; to do an about-face; (lit.) to flip over one's hand; to do something easy
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(animal) collar; necklace; choker
pup; puppy; whelp; damn dog; mutt
grasp; catch; understanding
motor nerve; reflexes; athletic ability; motor coordination
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
end; finish; bounds; limits; delivery date (of a futures contract); finale (of a noh song); end of an act (in jōruri or kabuki)
to say no more; to sink into silence
(some) more; even more; longer; further
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
to be saved; to be rescued; to escape harm; to be spared damage; to be helped; to be saved trouble
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
to intimidate; to frighten; to scare; to threaten (e.g. peace); to jeopardize; to endanger
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to gratefully accept
extra; more; unnecessary; needless; all the more; even more
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
statute of limitations; lapse of rights after a period of time; becoming invalid or void after a set time; ageing; aging
profitable; worn-out; crumbling
celebrity; personality; prominent figure
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
in the first place; to begin with; after all; anyway; beginning; start