thereabouts; vicinity; that area; that situation; those circumstances
a sight for sore eyes; seeing something beautiful or precious
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
receiving; reception; eating; drinking; please; please do for me
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
audience (with a person of high standing)
of no interest; not interested
to pour oil on (something); to anoint with oil; to turn up; to add fuel (e.g. to a dispute); to rev up
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
shellfish; seashell; shell
rather; sooner; preferably
solid; robust; tight; taut; shrewd; calculating
to place one's arm around each other's shoulders; to join shoulders
sultry; sweltering; stuffy; uncomfortably hot-looking (clothing, etc.); stuffy-looking
to complain; to make a complaint
to grant (a wish); to accede; to comply with; to heed
matter for great congratulation
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
to prove a loss; to be a disadvantage; to not pay
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
snatching; stealing; seizure; usurpation
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
extreme logic; extreme argument; unreserved argument
(balance) scales; shoulder carrying pole; steelyard
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
equality; equal; same rights; same rank; equivalence
suspension; stoppage; discontinuance; interruption
advance notice; previous note; preliminary announcement; trailer (film, TV); preview
form; shape; state; condition; letter; correspondence
in turns; in series; in number order; by rotation
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
in succession; one by one
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
stumbling; failure; misstep; setback
one by one; one at a time; in turn