column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to strike back at; to bite back; to turn on; to rise against; to oppose; to defy
far away; far off; nowhere near; far cry
to be completely changed (for the worse); to be transformed
blood relative; close relation; (one's) flesh and blood; flesh and blood; the body
to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
health and physical education
to put back in a good mood; to cheer up
to need; to demand; to take; to require
chest of drawers; bureau; cabinet; tansu; dresser
to walk with; to make someone tag along; to carry around (esp. a child); to carry about
looking on (somebody) as hostile
death by suffocation; death by choking
business; affairs; duties; work; procedure; task
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
group (of people); crowd; horde; throng; mob; multitude
long stretch; long haul; marathon; long scene (in a play); long act
shiba (Japanese breed of dog); shiba inu; brushwood dog
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
simplicity; convenience; easiness; quasi-
work (e.g. of art); production; harvest; cultivation; technique
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
share; portion; quota; cut
great; grand; extensive; large-scale
switching off (e.g. electricity); turning off (e.g. water); off-season; offset; off-road; off-line; off (the price)
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)
to be quiet (due to lack of activity); to be in a slump (of a business)
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
people who share an interest; people of similar tastes; kindred minds
largest ever; biggest; record
plan; plot; idea; conception; vision; scheme
power balance; balance of power
careless; stupid; thoughtless; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent