ridge (of roof); back of a sword; counter for buildings, apartments, etc.
electric line; electric cable; power cable; telephone line; telegraph wire
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
name; title; appellation; (under the) pretext (of); pretense
entrance; admission; entering
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
second basement level; subbasement
closing; closure; shutdown; lockout
construction; architecture (of buildings)
giving and taking; exchange (of letters); arguing back and forth; (conversational) exchange
now (esp. in contrast to the past); now at last; at present; right now
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to fill; to become full (of); to wax (of the moon); to rise (of the tide); to flow; to expire (of a period of time)
fixed number; certain number; given number; definite number
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
custom; general rule; convention; usually; generally; as a rule
clinical study; clinical trial
to torment; to torture; to harass
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
private funds; own funds; private property
without compensation; without reward; without pay; free (of charge)
to look out on; to overlook; to face (a situation, crisis, etc.); to meet (e.g. death); to deal with (an issue); to attend (e.g. a function)
How did you like ...?; How about ...?; What's going on?; How's it going?
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
skylight; dormer; transom; dormer window
furthermore; besides; moreover; in addition; further; above or beyond this
to play (a stringed or keyboard instrument)
bowstring; string (of a shamisen, etc.); stringed instrument; chord; hypotenuse
to look downwards (at); to lower one's gaze; to drop one's eyes
specific medicine; wonder drug; silver bullet
going on ahead; forestalling; anticipating; arrival before another
perfect score; full marks; extremely; very; quite
regular; normal; formal; legal; established; legitimate