point (of a story, argument, etc.); key point; point; site; point (in scoring); point (in a loyalty program); points
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
to compete with; to vie for
to abbreviate; to abridge; to omit; to leave out; to take; to capture
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to make fun of; to look down on; to make light of
childish; childlike; immature; infantile
quarrel; argument; row; (verbal) dispute
to each his own; people differ; different people (have different likes)
laugh; laughter; smile; sneer; sex aids (e.g. dildos, pornographic books, erotic woodblock prints, etc.)
wave; billow; ups and downs; (something) advancing step by step; (something) surging forward inopposably; tendency
chance; opportunity; occasion
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
to become better; to improve
(one's) self; oneself; yourself; himself; herself
compact; compact (cosmetics); portable powder case; compact car
to be born; to come into the world
pet saying; favorite phrase; stock phrase; manner of talking
plastic wrap; cling film; cling wrap; to wrap in plastic wrap
weather; fair weather; fine weather
reward; prize; treat; delight; small joy
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
care-taking; house-sitting; house-watching; caretaker; house-sitter
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
as soon as ...; just after ...; immediately after ...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
to twine; to get tangled; to be involved (e.g. of money in a matter); to get involved (in); to pick a quarrel (with); to find fault (with)
how long; how far; how much
number of times; frequency; count
waist; waistline; waist measurement
to sink (into); to cave in; to get stuck in (e.g. mud); to get bogged down in; to get lodged in
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
iron plate; steel plate; sure thing; certain winner
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
to get carried away; to get overly elated; to become over-excited; to get up to speed; to move into gear
forget it; forget what I just said; scratch that; check that
aloof; morose; (smelling) strongly; pungently; spiky (esp. of a hairstyle); sticking up straight (e.g. of plant stems)
fair; fair ball; fair (event)
to breathe in; to inhale; to suck; to sip; to absorb; to soak up