bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
book; volume; this; present; main; head
to break; to fracture; to fold; to bend; to make (origami); to interrupt
stain; spot; smudge; spot (on one's skin, e.g. chloasma, liver spot); blemish; discoloration
failure; mistake; blunder
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
cross (for crucifixion); the Cross (of Christ)
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
entering a higher-level school, esp. going on to university
to grow wild; to run to waste; to become rough (of art, craft, etc.); to lose refinement; to intensify (of wind, rain, etc.); to become more severe
junior (at work, school, etc.); younger people; younger student
resourcefulness; social grace; confidence; life experience
working adult; full-fledged member of society
pointing and calling (occupational safety method)
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
careful consideration; deliberation; thinking over carefully
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
seasonal goods; seasonal items; item of short-lived interest; faddish product; ephemeral work
to catch; to stop the blow; to react to; to take (advice, etc.); to accept
Gothic Lolita (type of fashion style)
God; god; ace; king; superior person
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
trend; course of action; directionality; directivity; directional; vectorial
head-on; to one's face; squarely; directly; flatly (e.g. refuse)
the dark side; the seamy side
tuber; taro; yokel; bumpkin; dud; worthless thing
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
to make muddy (of a liquid); to make cloudy; to make turbid; to make ambiguous; to evade (e.g. the point); to be noncommittal about
even at the best of times; already; (even) under normal circumstances; in addition to; as it is
glue (usu. from animal and fish bone, skin, etc.)
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
cross; crossed; cruciform
god; deity; incredible; fantastic; (arch.) Emperor (of Japan); (arch.) thunder
to go against; to oppose; to disobey; to defy
feeling; sensation; emotion; interjection
combination; assortment; matching (in a contest); pairing; combination
briskly with small steps; trotting
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
pushing; backing; boosting; pushing from behind (a cart, etc.); pusher
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...