heating; application of heat
to take home; to carry home; to bring back home; to take out (e.g. food)
nape of the neck; back of the neck; scruff of the neck
hickey; hickie; love bite; kiss mark; lipstick mark
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
shape; form; security; collateral; obverse of an old zeni coin
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid
to worry (about); to fuss (over); to be careful (about); to pay attention (to); to take (good) care of
foundation (makeup); foundation garment; foundation (organization); underpainting (in oil painting)
local specialty or souvenir bought as a gift while traveling (travelling); present brought by a visitor; something unpleasant that one is given (e.g. an illness while on vacation); unwelcome gift
affair; state; verdict; sentence; directions; orders
to be torn off; to come off; to be torn to pieces; to be torn to shreds
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
you (people); gentlemen; ladies and gentlemen; my friends
one copy (of a document); one letter; one-way traffic; pure straight; winning hand containing nine consecutive tiles of the same suit (i.e. 1-9)
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
may your soul rest in peace; I pray for your happiness in the afterlife
reply (e.g. email, fax, letter); answer
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
unable to do (as one wishes); able to do only with great effort; almost impossible to do; beyond one's control; not always turning out as one wishes; not going the way one wants it to
wondrous; marvellous; uncanny; like a charm
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
to stop communicating; to never be heard from again; to disappear; to go missing
break in contact; not hearing from; having no communication with
being still half asleep; being half awake; being not yet quite awake
entrance; front door; entryway; entranceway; entry hall; vestibule
noisy; loud; annoying; troublesome; fussy; finicky
(battery) charger; AC adapter
(electrical) outlet; (wall) socket; power point
persistent; obstinate; tenacious; relentless; insistent; importunate
collection (of a debt, rent, taxes, etc.); dunning; selection (for a position); exceptional promotion; fresh; freshly picked
professional gambler; gangster; gang member; good-for-nothing; ne'er-do-well; hoodlum
familiarity; intimacy; acquaintance
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
living by oneself; living alone