inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
boorish; unsophisticated; unrefined; uncouth; tasteless; insensitive
great speed; extreme speed; swiftness
disused; unused; useless; wasteful; of no use
involuntarily; reluctantly; against one's inclination; against one's will; as a matter of unpleasant necessity; despite oneself
to be embarrassed for a reply
right arm; right-hand man; right hand; right-handed pitcher
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
countermeasure; counter-measure
basics; rudiments; elements; ABCs of ...
educator; teacher; educationalist
prime of one's working life
middle-aged spread; weight put on in middle age
dying; kicking the bucket; being ruined; being finished; ending in failure
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
transfer; transport; transportation
late autumn (fall); (arch.) ninth month of the lunar calendar
high street; town centre (center)
mountain chain; mountains
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
underground organization; underground organisation
to make good; to improve; to do often; to be kind to; to treat well
sabotage; subversive activities
autumn, the harvest season
season (for fruit, seafood, etc.); best time of the year (for); in vogue; popular; hot
sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas)
foreign (product, esp. agricultural); of foreign manufacture
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
hen-of-the-woods (species of polypore mushroom, Grifola frondosa)
Lyophyllum shimeji (species of edible mushroom); euagaric fungus (in grocery stores, usu. refers to cultivated field mushrooms, etc.)
toadstool; poisonous mushroom
Panaeolus papilionaceus (species of poisonous mushroom)
to result in death; to lead to death; to be fatal (e.g. disease)
shiitake mushroom (Lentinula edodes); shitake
nameko (var. of mushroom) (Pholiota nameko)
garnish (e.g. vegetables with a meat dish); trimmings; fixings; relish
late at night; small hours of the morning