to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
interrogative sentence-ending particle expressing doubt
role; assignment; position (of responsibility); post; part (in a play, film, etc.); role
to blame; to reproach; to question (a suspect); to challenge; to aggravate (an injury); to be aggravated
to stand; to rise; to find oneself (e.g. in a difficult position); to depart (on a plane, train, etc.)
top brass; upper echelon; higher-ups; top management; upper reaches; top of the pile
convenient; useful; finding useful; coming in handy; (priceless) treasure
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
remote region; frontier (district); border(land)
little more than; only slightly better than; almost the same as
to be born and raised (in); to be born and brought up; to be born and bred
showy; brilliant; gorgeous; florid; gay
fairy tale; fairy story; nursery tale
above the clouds; heaven; the Imperial Court; something unreachable; place of out of reach
chitter; chatter; giggle; screeching; squealing
product; produce; result; fruit
cause and effect; causality; karma; fate; unfortunate; unlucky
together (with); at the same time; in a lump
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
appearance; (outward) looks; exterior appearance
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
discrepancy; discord; disagreement; mismatch; dissonance
extreme; excessive; terrible; intense; severe; serious
(one's) superior; (one's) boss; the higher-ups
rather; sooner; preferably
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
colouring; coloring; sex appeal (esp. of women); sexiness; interest in the opposite sex; sexual feelings; charm
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
together; at the same time; same; identical
although; despite; whereas; while; if only; I wish
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
to pass; to pass on; to give (something) a miss; to cut it out; to knock off (for the day); to let the matter drop
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)