funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
lie; falsehood; fiction; fabrication
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
condition; state (of health); appearance
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
safe (e.g. choice); secure; innocuous; acceptable; passable; satisfactory
comfort; consolation; diversion
unpacking (esp. after moving house)
to end; to come to an end; to close; to finish
neighbourhood; neighborhood
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
being dotted with; being scattered
general (variety) store (shop)
to begin; to set about; to start
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
the past; bygone days; one's past (that one would prefer remained secret); past (tense); preterit; previous life
account book; register; ledger
to examine; to look up; to investigate; to check up; to sense; to study
study; diligence; discount; reduction
to study (in depth); to learn; to take lessons in
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); issue; (court) case
ship; boat; tank; tub; counter for boat-shaped containers (e.g. of sashimi)
crop; harvest; income; profits; loaded (e.g. intermodal containers in the transport industry)
pirate; sea robber; buccaneer; freebooter
crop; yield; harvest; catch; take
to change; to be transformed; to move to; to be different; to be uncommon
crops; agricultural produce
failure; mistake; blunder
severe; strict; hard (to do); difficult; intense (e.g. cold); harsh (weather)
railroad; railway; rail transport
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
to have an eye on; to zero in on
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
enjoyable; fun; pleasant; happy; delightful
above anything else; above all; more than anything; best; greatest; excellent