various foods cooked together; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; mulligan stew
difficult to ...; hard to ...
all over; all over the place; everywhere
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
to stop (moving); to come to a stop; to stop (doing, working, being supplied); to come to a halt; to alight; to perch on
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
dwindling; declining; diminishing; tapering (to a point)
to listen carefully; to strain one's ears
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
shopkeeper; storekeeper; proprietor of a shop
anyhow; at any rate; anyway; somehow or other; generally speaking; in any case
complete; whole; perfect; safe
to redeem (from sin); to save
nonchalant; unconcerned; in a casual manner
given the situation; now that it has come to this; if it comes to this
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit
to become one tile away from completion; to be at one's wits' end; to be about to blow one's fuse
lover; sweetheart; boyfriend; girlfriend
personal history; background; log; record; hysteresis
dryness; aridity; drying (e.g. clothes); insipidity
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
slumping; flopping down; heavily rotating
selling by measure; selling by weight; selling by volume
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
to name; to call; to christen; to term
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
to incline one's head to the side (in doubt); to tilt one's head to the side (in confusion); to be puzzled
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
foul play (sport); breaking the rules; infringement; irregularity
phantom; vision; illusion; extremely rare item
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
secret (recipe, medicine, etc.); mysteries (e.g. of an art)
what?!; what did you say?!; why?; what for?; anyone; anything
elder; senior; senior monk; dean; presbyter
tradition; legend; folklore
transmission; propagation; spread; circulation; diffusion; dissemination
tail (animal, kite, comet, etc.); tail end; slope at the foot of a mountain
calmness; composure; coolness; serenity; presence of mind
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
tree; shrub; bush; wood; timber
three-pronged fork; trident; trifurcate; three-pronged; three-way (e.g. outlet)