it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
to turn away; to bear off; to veer away; to deviate (e.g. of a conversation); to digress; to go astray
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
desire for marriage; marriage aspiration; yearning for marriage
pet saying; favorite phrase (favorite); stock phrase; manner of talking
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
education; schooling; training; culture; cultivation; education
to develop a rash or inflammation (e.g. in response to a skin irritant); to react to (something); to be strongly influenced (usu. negative or critical nuance)
self-satisfied look; triumphant expression
certain; unmistaken; evident; obvious; beyond doubt
counterfeit goods; knock-off; imitation
the original; original copy; script
reason of being; raison d'être; meaning of one's existence
fight; battle; combat; struggle (for rights, higher wages, etc.); strife; (labor) dispute
to complete decisively; to do to completion
disgust; hate; repugnance; loathing
these days; nowadays; now; at present; recently; lately
on the least pretext; at the drop of a hat
degree (angle, temperature, scale, etc.); counter for occurrences; strength (of glasses); glasses prescription; alcohol content (percentage); alcohol by volume; extent
to believe implicitly; to believe firmly
easygoing; optimistic; conceited
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
dryer (esp. hair); drier; blower
somehow; for some reason or other
to enter (house, room, etc.); to step in
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
coherent; interfering; meddlesome; intrusive
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to stray from the right path; to go wrong; to go off the rails; to turn delinquent
antisocial; contrary to public order or morality; offensive; sociopathic; immoral; obscene
apprehensions; misgivings; uneasiness; anxiety; fear
sign; indication; omen; symptom
counter for books; volume
to screw in; to thrust into; to push into; to protest (and seek rectification); to complain
cutter; cutting tool; box cutter; utility knife; (tailor's) cutter; cutter (boat)