highly ridiculous; quite absurd
cheap article; poor quality article
to sit down; to take a seat
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to pay attention to another's needs; to attend to; to fuss about; to take into consideration
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
without cause; without reason
to get down to business; to cut to the chase; to get straight to the point; to move on to the main subject
day after tomorrow; wrong (e.g. direction)
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
because; for; the reason why is ...
humour; humor; safety; health; in a good mood; in high spirits
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
tearing up and discarding (e.g. documents); disposal (e.g. weaponry); annulment; cancellation; reversal (of an original ruling)
(public) peace; stability; tranquillity
dignified; majestic; stately; lordly; commanding
to prostrate oneself before
orpiment; gamboge; falsification; alteration
the more ... the more ...; as; (arch.) while; (arch.) during; (arch.) because; (arch.) since
to look (stare) back at (somebody); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to look back (behind oneself)
gauge; standard; length; size; (measuring) rule; scale
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
border; boundary; turning point; watershed; area; region
danger; peril; hazard; risk
(highway) median; median strip; central reservation
roadside tree; row of trees
driver (of a vehicle); screwdriver; driver (golf); driver; device driver
to burn; to burn with (emotion, feeling); to be fired up
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to experience chest pain; to have a pain in one's chest; to feel sick at heart; to have one's heart ache; to be anguished
store interior; inside of a shop
unrequited love; one-sided love
key; lock; key (to a problem); clue