marriage due to unintended pregnancy; shotgun wedding
(one's) older brother; young man; sonny; lad
miserable; pitiable; shameful; deplorable; pathetic
to shed tears; to (begin to) cry
one large ...; a great ...
tragedy; tragic drama; tragic play; tragedy; calamity; disaster
to tailor; to make (clothing); to train; to bring up; to make it seem like; to pass off
workmanship; craftsmanship; grades; results; quality (e.g. of a crop); dealings
cell phone novel; literary work originally written on a cellular phone
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
matter of hit-and-miss; mix of success and failure; variation (in quality, returns, etc.)
difference in elevation (between two points in a body of water); head; drop (e.g. of a waterfall); difference; gap
time; season; period; phase; stage
unpleasant; disagreeable; displeasing; uncomfortable; unhappy
to pull a wry face; to screw one's face up; to pucker one's face; to scowl; to grimace; to frown
third; tertiary; cubic (function, equation, etc.); third-order
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
weak ending; tapering; anticlimax; tame ending
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
setting a place; setting the table
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
platform truck; hand truck; trolley; (railway) truck; bogie; flatcar
bread; (sweet) pastry; staff of life; one's bread
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to be placed on; to be set on; to be piled on; to appear (in print); to be mentioned; to be recorded
plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
to part (usu. of people); to part from; to separate (of a couple); to break up; to lose (e.g. one's mother); to be bereaved
briskly; quickly; promptly
start; commencement; beginning; initiation
perfectly ordered; perfectly coordinated
to colour; to color; to apply make-up; to decorate; to garnish
aroma; fragrance; scent; smell
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
that's good; that's nice; like (on social media); is that clear?; OK?
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
low-quality products; strange thing; strange combination
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
insect; bug; worm; roundworm; one's emotions; one's feelings; nervousness