wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
appetizer or snack served with drinks; accompaniment to an (alcoholic) drink
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
middle of the night; dead of night
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
to meet face-to-face; to discuss unreservedly
to set free; to let go; to release; to miss (e.g. a chance); to lose; to let get away
in the end; at the end of the day
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
truth; reality; truly; really; absolute truth
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
real; realistic; serious; non-joking; realtime blog; real world (cf. online games or social networking services)
witnessing; observing; sighting
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
copier; copy machine; photocopier
circle; entirety; whole; money; dough; enclosure inside a castle's walls; soft-shelled turtle
laptop (computer); notebook (computer)
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
taking on one's share (e.g. of work); dividing (work, expenses, etc.) between; apportionment; allotment; allocation; assignment
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name); inferior; younger (of two people with the same name)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
great (i.e. great-grandson, great-grandmother)
(in) the presence of the whole company; with all eyes filed upon (one)
to reject; to repulse; to repel; to bounce back; to counterattack; to strike back
major incident; major happening; big scandal
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
inarticulate; not making oneself quite clear; slurring one's words; evasive
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
public acknowledgment; public acknowledgement; public recognition; commendation; awarding
to take (be in) charge of
ratio of successful applicants; (examination) pass rate
top; top position; senior management; senior bureaucrat
regular employee; permanent employee; full-time employee
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)