disadvantage; drawback; demerit; bad point; minus
decrease in level; deterioration; decline
indiscrimination; without discrimination; indiscriminate
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
to get entangled in; to be involved in; to be embroiled in; to get mixed up in
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
sudden death; unexpected death
background; scenery; background (of an incident, situation, etc.); circumstances; backing; support (from behind the scenes)
to state; to express; to say; to tell; to mention
to gather up; to scrape up together; to rake
marker (pen); marker (object); scorekeeper (esp. in golf); marker
in spite of; despite; although; nonetheless; nevertheless; but
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
to become public; to become known; to come out in the open; to be formal; to be official
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
adaptation; accommodation; conforming; acclimatization; acclimatisation
lingering attachment; lingering affection; regret; reluctance; ruefulness
state of mind; mental state; mental attitude
personal; individual; private
head of the student council; president of the student council
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
unlimited; endless; boundless; infinite
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
order; directive; instructions; command
to keep watch; to stand guard
exterior; outside; outer; external; lateral
front; frontage; facade; main
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
only; merely; nothing but; no more than
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
here and there; in twos and threes; sporadically; now and then; from time to time; occasionally
to be manageable; to be able to handle