kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
watch-keeping; guard; lookout
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
owner; proprietor; possessor (e.g. of talent, beauty, etc.)
delivery; transfer; hand-over
disadvantage; handicap; unfavorable position
splash; spray; chance blow; by-blow; getting dragged into (a quarrel, etc.)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
palm (of one's hand); skill; (in one's) grip; (under one's) control; one's (concealed) intentions; one's cards
to scrutinize; to scrutinise
at this juncture; after all this time; at this stage; now
to cling to; to hang onto; to rely on; to depend on; to implore; to entreat
voluntary; optional; free; elective
one in a million (chance, etc.); one in ten thousand; in the unlikely event that
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
drum (e.g. oil, gasoline); metal barrel
(hospital) nurse; registered nurse; RN
person of lofty virtue; man of noble character; perfect person; saint
future; prospects; outlook; journey ahead; distance yet to cover
sprout; shoot; bud; germinal disk (in an egg)
to be tired of; to be sick of; to get fed up with
to quit (a shady business); to wash one's hands of; to cut one's ties with; to wash one's feet
going to work (e.g. in the morning); coming to work
to quit one's job; to resign
nausea; sickness in the stomach
to comfort; to console; to amuse
truant child; child who refuses to attend school
demonstration; presentation; stage show; performance
remaining bony parts (of a fish after filleting); flaw (esp. of a person); fault; rice chaff; rough; crude
smartly dressed; stylish; someone smartly dressed; to dress up; to be fashionable
relatives; one's family; friends; members of the same organization; followers; henchmen
sleek; smooth; thin (of a liquid); without hesitation or delay
to go against; to act contrary to; to run counter to; to deviate from
you are quite right; reasonable; natural; just
to feel like; to feel inclined to do
high praise; great admiration; rave reviews
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
chit; sales slip; voucher
decision; determination; resolution
class president; head class representative