about the same; about equal to; close match
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
devoted; self-sacrificing
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
quick; fast; rapid; swift; prompt; streamlined
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to meet; to meet up; to rendezvous; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to commit a crime; to do evil
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
separation; farewell; parting
to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
applying (e.g. a technology); adoption
breach of contract; default
judgment; judgement; discernment
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
opposite side; reverse; (on the) other hand
to cross; to go across; to go through; to cut across
haste; hurry; expedition; speed; dispatch
particular; special; exceptional; particularly; especially; exceptionally