good story; heartwarming story; good prospect (e.g. marriage, business)
refresh (e.g. memory, one's spirits, etc.)
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
each time; every time; whenever (something happens); on the occasion of
memories; recollections; reminiscence
smelling of fish; fishy; degenerate (of a monk); depraved; worldly; mundane
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
opening (a letter, parcel, etc.); breaking the seal; unboxing (a product); unsealed mail
water (esp. cool, fresh water, e.g. drinking water); fluid (esp. in an animal tissue); liquid; flood; floodwaters; water offered to wrestlers just prior to a bout
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
mobile toilet; portable toilet; simple toilet
major earthquake; large earthquake
calamity; disaster; misfortune
preparation; provision; guarding
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to collect; to gather; to arrange; to put in order; to make uniform; to make even
loss and gain; advantage and disadvantage
to play with; to joke; to use (esp. trick, sophistry, etc.); to deride; to scoff at; to make fun of
to accept (e.g. an explanation); to be satisfied (with); to assent (to)
lightly rolling (of a small and round thing); pleasant, high-pitched sound (e.g. bell, young woman's laughter); changing frequently (e.g. conversation, plans); (occurring) in rapid succession (e.g. sumo wrestlers being defeated); roly-poly; chirp chirp (sound of insects); ribbit ribbit (sound of frogs)
defense; defence; pleading; advocacy
with a bump; with a clunk
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
circumference; perimeter; work outside the office; outer tracks (in a loop or curve)
late-night show; midnight broadcast
way of dealing with someone; attitude
nasal hair; nose hair; being infatuated with women; fool
assuming that ...; supposing that ...
to extract; to pull out; to draw out; to headhunt; to lure away; to poach
binoculars; field glasses
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
resistance; opposition; reluctance; repulsion; resistance; drag
nonsense; no meaning; meaningless
private room; single (room); room for one; (toilet) stall
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person