stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé; rectangular dessert (usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
corridor; gallery; hallway; cloister (i.e. covered walk typically circling a building or garden, esp. in a palace or place of worship)
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
(cutting) with a single stroke; lopping off (branches, etc.); (cutting hair) short; drastically (slash a budget, etc.); resolutely; ruthlessly (discard, etc.)
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
to stick (to); to cling (to); to stay (e.g. in the office)
careful; scrupulous; thorough; conscientious; elaborate; deliberate
to depend (on the situation); to be handled case by case
to disappear into; to slip into; to be lost in; to be mixed up with
to go upstream; to go back (in time, to origin); to date back to; to trace back to
to drag along; to take (a suspect to the police); to drag (someone) away
life; vitality; verve; vigor; vigour; animation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to praise highly; to sing the praises of; to applaud; to acclaim; to admire
gag order; gag rule; gag law
shepherd's purse (Capsella bursa-pastoris)
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
aphid; plant louse; cockroach; Japanese house bat (Pipistrellus abramus); hanger-on; parasite
spurious article; forgery; counterfeit; imitation; sham
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to swindle out of; to cheat out of; to defraud of; to misrepresent oneself as; to pretend to be; to assume (a name or title)
judgment (of a crime); conviction; condemnation; beheading; decapitation
mob; the masses; rabble; riffraff
special; particular; extraordinary; exceptional; especial
measure; step; dealing with; medical treatment
guardian; protector; patron; parent
imitation; fake; phony; pseudo-
mostly; almost; nearly; roughly; approximately; about
coworker; co-worker; colleague; associate
misrepresentation; false statement
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
castle town; city in Japan that developed around the castle of a feudal lord
one day; (on) a certain day
average; mean; balance; equilibrium
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)