stimulus; impetus; incentive; encouragement; motivation; provocation
female company president; female CEO
fellow men; between men; among men; man-to-man
to paint; to plaster; to lacquer; to varnish; to spread; to smear
female clothing; wearing female clothing; cross dressing (for a man)
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
adulterous partner (in a relationship); adulterous lover
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
(piece of) rope; ordinary method
devastating; gut-wrenching; shocking; startling; sensational; astounding
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
corridor; hallway; passageway
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
mumbling; muttering; complaining (continuously) about something
idle complaint; grumble; moha (ignorance, folly)
leaving hospital; discharge from hospital
return; comeback; reinstatement; carriage return; CR
return to work; going back to work
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
way of solving (a problem); solution
it's OK to ...; it's best to ...; it's alright to ...
leaving as is; leaving alone; leaving to chance; neglecting; abandoning
play; recreation; play (theatre); performance; staging; praying
to judge; to decide; to sit in judgement; to try
unfathomable; inestimable; immeasurable
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
the other day; a few days ago
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
salmon (Salmonidae spp.); chum salmon (Oncorhynchus keta)
walleye pollack (Theragra chalcogramma); Alaska pollack; walleye pollack roe (generally served salted and spiced with red pepper)
temporary; provisional; fictitious; assumed (name); hypothetical; theoretical
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
missing (of a person); lost; unaccounted for; whereabouts unknown
gait; walk; stride; trace (e.g. of route taken by hunted criminal); track; trail
ill-bred; impolite; rude; impudent; insolent; blunt
in regard to; concerning (usu. of disputes)
confrontation; opposition; antagonism
sleepover; overnight stay