(possibly) defective item; as-is item; item sold as is
being drawn to many things; distraction; difficulty of choice; difficulty in choosing; being unable to decide
corner; edge; (street) corner; turning; rough edges (of one's character, words, etc.); abrasiveness
alley; alleyway; teahouse garden; path through a gate (or through a garden, etc.)
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
conviction; belief; confidence
to often be the case; to occur frequently; to be common; to be popular
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
often; again and again; over and over again; repeatedly; frequently
to be brought forward (e.g. by three hours); to be moved up; to be hasty; to be rash; to quicken; to speed up
to become loose; to slacken; to soften
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
calling on someone who is ill; enquiry; inquiry
to happen to meet; to come across
manner of using one's hands
choices; alternatives; options
to come to mind; to pop into one's head
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
dispatch; despatch; transmission; informing (e.g. of opinion); sharing (thoughts, etc.); telling
to be piled up; to lie on top of one another; to come one after another; to happen over and over; to overlap (each other); to occur at the same time
to run off; to break into a run; to start running
mouthpiece of a telephone
pinioning; binding arms behind the back
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
the other day; a few days ago
some; (a) little; somewhat; to some extent; in part
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
to turn up; to roll up (e.g. sleeves); to do over and over again; to do relentlessly; to stage a comeback (against) (in mahjong, horse racing, etc.); to come from behind
influential; prominent; strong; likely; plausible
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
particularly; only; in the case of
sudden; abrupt; rapid; sharp; drastic; radical
feeling of tension; air of tension; tension; nervousness
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
to jostle; to shove and push; to struggle with one another
being able to hear something (clearly); clearness of a sound; reputation; renown; impression (that something gives off); respectability
obvious; clear; plain; evident; apparent; explicit