to fish; to look for; to search for; to go on a spree (spending, reading, etc.); to binge
significant; useful; meaningful; worthwhile; valuable; of interest
active; dynamic; energetic
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
thirteen; 13; king (playing card)
minute; detailed; careful; scrupulous; thorough
exorbitant; outrageous; ridiculous; absurd; excessive; inordinate
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
obsession; fixation; complaining; criticizing; speciality (e.g. of restaurants)
compact disk; CD; cash dispenser; (negotiable) certificate of deposit
tone quality; sound quality
the same as it was long ago; unchanged; traditional
phonograph record; gramophone record
out-of-print record; out-of-print CD
original; unique (e.g. product); signature; exclusive
disk; disc; tray; shallow bowl; grid; board (e.g. in shogi)
cause; seed; variety; kind; counter for varieties
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
in terms of; from the point of view of
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
return; relapse; recurrence
to be evasive; to give an evasive answer; to speak ambiguously; to prevaricate; to cook up a specious story to get out of an uncomfortable situation; to make do with
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to increase; to add to; to augment
long-play (record); long-playing; linear programming; line printer; laser printer; Liberal Party
to complain; to make a complaint
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
to resort to violence; to use force; to be able to get; to be able to afford; to jab; to swing at a bad ball (baseball)
long-playing record; long-play record; LP record
treatment; service; handling; management
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good; lacking
sound; noise; note; fame; Chinese-derived character reading
exactly; nicely; to a tee; to be fitting
to become familiar with; to fit in; to adapt oneself; to get used to; to grow accustomed to
comfortable (to live in); snug; cosy; cozy