prefecture (Japan); county (China, Taiwan, Norway, etc.); department (France); province (Italy, Spain, etc.)
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
lonely; lonesome; solitary; desolate
when it comes to the cause; when you get right down to it; as for what started it; as for the reason; originally
laziness; shirking; impudent; brazenly dishonest
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
collar; color; colour; hair colouring (coloring); calla (variety of arum lily)
to get irritated; to get annoyed; to be on the edge; to fret; to lose patience
measurement error; calculation error
fraction; odd amount; leftover amount
cutting a person down (without a second thought); sacrificing; throwing to the wolves; omission; rounding down (e.g. fractions); truncation
rounding (fractions); rounding half up
safe; in (of a ball, in tennis, etc.); all right; OK
bag; sack; skin of an orange (and other like fruits); dead end; plot of land surrounded by water
moment by moment; hour by hour
to nod one's head; to nod yes; to agree
selling area; counter; section; favorable time to sell; good time to sell
quiet (place); still; silent; inconspicuously; modestly; quietly
to bother; to meddle; to poke one's nose (into another's business); to be too helpful
exclamation of surprised disappointment, disgust, or worry (yuck, ick, ack, eeew, crap!, blech, gross)
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
blind spot (on the retina); blind spot; weak point; loophole
every person; every mouth; every entrance
to state; to express; to mention
to be blessed with; to be rich in; to abound in
polite; courteous; civil; careful; close; thorough
carelessness; inattention; thoughtlessness
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
with a slap; with a pop; without batting an eyelid; generously; cutesy suffix applied to names
keepsake; memorabilia; memento
to worry (about); to fret (over); to be anxious
absolutely; unconditionally; never (with neg. verb)
act of God; irresistible force; inevitability; force majeure; vis major
loan; lending; favor; favour; creditor; method of lending
payment in advance; advance payment; prepayment
one of these days; someday; one day
to work together; to strive together; (lit.) to form a tag team
to exclude (someone); to shun; to ignore; to leave out; to ostracize