(find) common (meeting) ground
advertising the excellence of one's wares; boasting; self-advertisement; statement of the virtues of a medicine; description of the virtues of a drug
doctrine; rule; principle; -ism
anyone; anybody; everyone; whoever
day after day; day by day
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
(more than) enough; too much; bitterly; extremely; keenly
loss; damage; harm; disadvantage; handicap; drawback
vagrant; vagabond; tramp; homeless person; hobo; bum
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
police officer; policeman; constable
staringly; scrutinizing; scrutinising
passerby; pedestrian; foot passenger
guarding; guard; railway bridge (over a road); (railroad) overpass; flyover
to go under; to pass under; to dive (into or under the water); to evade; to get around; to survive
high-rise building; tower block; skyscraper
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to dress stylishly; to joke; to play on words
close friendship (i.e. strong enough to cut metal)
rush (of people or activity); rush (sudden forward motion); rush hour; rushes; dailies
manufacturer (esp. a major company); producer; maker; maker (person or device that makes something)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
influence; effect; impact
to lose hair; to become bald; to become bare (e.g. a mountain becomes bare of trees)
pine tree (Pinus spp.); highest (of a three-tier ranking system)
bamboo (any grass of subfamily Bambusoideae); middle (of a three-tier ranking system)
Japanese apricot (Prunus mume); Japanese plum; ume; lowest (of a three-tier ranking system)
classification; categorization; sorting
going in and out; entering and exiting; visiting regularly; frequenting; income and expenditure; incomings and outgoings; increase and decrease
men and women; man and woman; both sexes; both genders
heel (of a shoe); heel; bad guy; player of villain roles
viewing platform; observation deck; observation platform
stopper; cork; plug; tap; faucet; stopcock
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
middle-age; middle age; midlife; one's middle years
tortoiseshell (of the hawksbill turtle); bekko; tortoiseshell (esp. of the Chinese soft-shelled turtle)