probability; likelihood; chances
to disappear; to vanish; to go; to leave; to die
Amitabha (Buddha); Amida; ghostleg lottery; ladder lottery; wearing a hat pushed back on one's head
rotation (of a post, role, etc.); taking turns
shopping district; shopping street; downtown
counselor; counsellor; adviser; advisor
every year; yearly; annually
to get someone to say; to make someone say
winning a prize; receiving an award; being awarded
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to shut one's eyes; to close one's eyes; to turn a blind eye (to); to close one's eyes (to); to die
deadline; closing; closing (a door, window, etc.); cofferdam
manuscript fee; payment for a piece of writing
enough; sufficient; sufficiently; fully; division into ten
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
healthy; robust; strong; solid; durable
period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years); apprenticeship; indentureship; indenture
how; in what way; how about; questionable
lately; recently; nowadays; terribly; awfully; extremely
flaring up; bursting into flames
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
grey; gray; gray (SI unit of absorbed dose of radiation)
to tighten; to fasten tight; to constrict; to control strictly; to put pressure on; to squeeze (e.g. an economy)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
uncertain; doubtful; unreliable; unsteady; unclear; vague
anger; rage; fury; wrath; indignation
(one's) quota; assignment
achievement; attainment; accomplishment; realization
health problem; health issue
to covet; to crave; to indulge in; to do ceaselessly; to eat greedily; to devour
to coo at; to behave like a spoiled child; to snort; to sniff