easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
24 hours; twenty-four hours
open every day of the year
rate; ratio; profit; assignment; 10%; unit of ten percent; match
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
to bear a grudge against; to resent; to blame; to curse; to feel bitter towards
(written) contract; agreement
carefree; buoyant; lighthearted; ease
autograph; signature; sign; signal; indication
district of a town; city block (of irregular size)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
unclear; obscure; unknown; unidentified; ignorance; lack of wisdom
properly; accurately; exactly; neatly; tidily; orderly
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
hard to believe; fabulous; unbelievable; incredible
to turn yellow; to become tinged with yellow; to yellow (with age)
writing paper; stationery; notepaper
postmark; (postal) cancellation mark
last week; the week before
prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
seal (used in lieu of a signature); stamp; chop
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
hard (life); tough (world)
deadly serious; deadly earnest
to have a talk; to tell a story
postbox; mailbox; pillar box
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
peace and tranquillity; halcyon times of peace; peaceful world
man of virtue; wise man; person of high rank; the four gentlemen (plum, chrysanthemum, orchid, and bamboo)
mental derangement; madness; insanity
dull; uninteresting; insignificant; unimportant; absurd; foolish
society; the world; the times