shirt (undergarment); undershirt; singlet; shirt (outerwear; usu. with collar and buttons)
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
fluorescent lamp; fluorescent light; person who is slow to react; someone slow on the uptake
to miss a chance; to fail to do
to afflict; to torment; to harass; to molest
to come near; to let someone approach; to bring near; to bring together; to deliver (opinion, news, etc.); to send (e.g. a letter); to let someone drop by
pattern; behavioural pattern; behavioral pattern; predictability
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to perceive; to sense; to understand; to comprehend; to attain enlightenment
to carry out to completion; to carry through; to see (something) through; to complete; to accomplish
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
mind; spirit; attitude; mentality; spirit (of a matter); essence
skipping school or work without a good reason; playing truant; playing hooky
support; participation; assistance; complicity; conspiracy
choices; alternatives; options
to lie down; to throw oneself down
trivial; not amounting to much; not a big deal
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
describing; comparing; form; figure; personal appearance; one's face and figure
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered
hard to please; moody; crusty; fastidious
clear; clear-cut; lucid; unequivocal; explicit
sports-minded; sports-oriented
with a clatter; with a fling (opening a door, window, etc.); bright and clear (weather, sky, etc.); perfectly (fine weather); nicely dry (laundry, air, etc.); crisply (fried, cooked, etc.); cheerfully
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
minute; fine; delicate; accurate; precise; elaborate
calorie counting; calorie calculation
pains; hard work; effort; trouble; labour; labor
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
confrontation; to face; to confront; to encounter
(common) cold; influenza; flu; ague; inflammatory respiratory system illness (in general)
Leo (constellation); the Lion; Buddha's seat; seat of a high monk
drowning; flood; shipwreck
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
talkative; loose-lipped; persiflage; frivolous talk
conversion; shift; about-face; switch
applicant; candidate; person interested in doing something; person wanting to do something; interested party; volunteer
to be astonished; to be flabbergasted; to be startled; to be amazed
star (cinema, sports, etc.); celebrity; star symbol; asterisk; (celestial) star