office work; clerical work; administration; business; affairs
to contract (to do); to undertake; to take on (work); (arch.) to take responsibility for; (arch.) to be liable for
next (to); adjoining; adjacent; house next door; neighbouring house; next-door neighbour
leading part; leading actor; leading actress
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); raw; live (i.e. not recorded)
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to perform some process; to apply some treatment; to revise; to correct
to come and go; to go back and forth
division; section; compartment; block; plot; lot
main; principal; main dish; main course; main part; principal part
street; road; traffic; coming and going; flow (of water, air, etc.); passage; transmission (of sound)
miscellaneous; mixed; unorganized
to find; to discover; to come across; to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
narrow; confined; small; limited; narrow-minded; confining
exterior; packaging; cladding; armor (armour); arm
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
interior design; interior; upholstery
showy; loud; flashy; gaudy
having a high threshold (for entry); difficult to approach; feeling awkward to go to (of someone's home)
to get; to secure; to learn; to master; to complete
rustic; rude; vulgar; rough
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
darkness; the dark; bewilderment; despair; hidden place; secrecy
remodelling; remodeling; reorganization; reorganisation
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (someone) for advice
subject; theme; homework; assignment; problem (that needs solving); task
to antagonize; to provoke antipathy
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
spotlight; public eye; public's attention; goldfish bowl
antipathy; antagonism; animosity; revulsion; ill feeling
to buy; to purchase; to value (highly); to think highly of; to incur (someone's anger, displeasure, etc.); to elicit (e.g. sneers)
to support; to prop; to sustain; to hold at bay; to stem; to check
wise; clever; smart; well-behaved (esp. children and pets); obedient; good
when one was a very young child; very early in one's life
study; pursuit of knowledge
art; craft; accomplishment; artistic skill; technique; performance
to train; to teach; to acquire (information); to learn; to stock; to stock up on