to pick up; to adopt (e.g. a proposal); to accept; to take away; to confiscate; to deliver (a baby)
brutal (atmosphere, society, etc.); savage; fierce; violent; bloodthirsty; stark
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to grow long (e.g. hair, nails); to lengthen; to extend; to reach out; to hold out; to straighten; to smooth out
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
to shade an account; to add something extra
lawless area; lawless district
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to step into (e.g. someone else's territory); to break into; to raid; to come to grips with; to get to the core of
life; life force; lifetime; lifespan; most important thing; foundation
to take; to catch; to capture
it is not (like that) either
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
the world; society; sphere; circle; world-renowned; world-famous
class; level; stratum; layer; hierarchy
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
to fade; to discolor; to discolour; to diminish; to fade (e.g. of a memory)
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to differ; to vary; to disagree
high-rise (building); multistory; multistoried; high (altitude); upper (atmosphere, air current, etc.)
dwelling; house; residence; address
one-by-one; separately; in detail
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
to put on weight; to gain weight; to grow fat; to get stout
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
busy; hurried; confused; flurried
manner of using one's hands
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
operation (of machine); operating; running; working
serious; grave; dignified; solemn
to (make something) quiver; to shake; to tremble; to vibrate
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
to bend; to wind; to twist; to zig-zag
chimney; smokestack; funnel (of a ship); carrying a passenger without turning on the taximeter
to trail (of smoke, clouds, etc.); to hang (of mist, haze, etc.); to lie (over); to linger; to flow (e.g. of hair in the wind)
stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
scrawl; scribble; graffiti; doodle
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice