instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
complicated; complex; intricate; confusing; difficult; troublesome
to come to like; to become fond of; to fall in love
voice; speech; phone (as opposed to a phoneme); speech sound; audio; sound (as opposed to the picture)
pose; pose; posturing; pause; rest
to descend; to go down; to be handed down (of an order, judgment, etc.); to pass (of time); to surrender; to capitulate; to be less than
taking an examination (esp. for entrance to a school or university)
taking a breather; relaxation; rest; vent; ventilation opening
unemployment; losing one's job; becoming unemployed
neighbour; neighbor; (people in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood
friend; ally; supporter; taking sides (with); supporting; standing by
to have troubles; to have concerns
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
one's house; one's home; one's family
occurrence; happening; incident; event
unpleasant; disagreeable; nasty; lewd; lascivious; obscene
opening to the public; making available to the public; exhibiting; unveiling; release (of a film, information, etc.); disclosure
without an occupation; unemployed; jobless
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
practitioner; specialist; man (esp. one who is well-respected); samurai
real estate company; real estate firm; property firm
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
beginning of next week (usu. Monday); early next week
further; above (that); greater (than that); any more
clean; hygienic; sanitary; pure; virtuous; immaculate
clothes (esp. Western clothes); clothing; dress; counter for doses of medicine, gulps of tea, puffs of a cigarette, etc.
serious; earnest; sober; honest; sincere
asking for the moon; asking for the impossible; asking for too much; thinking the grass is greener on the other side of the fence
to suffer; to groan; to be worried
figure; form; appearance; dress; state; condition
lunch; noon; midday; daytime; waking up; getting up
staying up late; sitting up late at night; keeping late hours
just now; a moment ago; this very minute
railway crossing; railroad crossing; starting line; scratch; determination; stepping over the edge of the ring
alarm (fire, burglar, railroad-crossing, etc.); sensor
material; materials; data; information; documents
one night; one evening; all night; overnight
unhappiness; sorrow; misfortune; death (usu. of a relative); bereavement
to entrust (to someone); to leave (in someone's hands)