negligent; neglectful; careless; remiss
fair price; reasonable price
lifeline; safety rope; safety tether
owner (esp. of a business)
standard; average; typical; normal
rank; ranking order; hierarchy
ordering (materials); placing an order; order
mediation; good offices; go-between; building a bridge
blue; azure; green; green light (traffic); black (horse coat color); blue 5-point card; immature
reciting (to oneself); repeating (e.g. an order, to confirm one heard it correctly)
full bloom (esp. of cherry blossom); full blossom
feigning ignorance; acting dumb
to snatch (from someone); to tear (away); to steal
assembling (in full force); muster; lining up; gathering; getting together
detour; circuitous route; diversion
superior airs; air of importance; overemphasis
holder (of a record, title, permit, etc.)
standing in each other's way; holding each other back; getting in the way of each other's success; hindering each other's progress
to expose (a secret, scandal, etc.); to disclose; to uncover; to unmask
crumbling; collapse; ruin; has-been; wannabe
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
rubbish; trash; garbage; worthless thing
quickly adaptable; pro-active
liquid-crystal display; LCD
sense of loss; feeling of loss
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
inauguration; installation ceremony
to reinsert; to put in again; to refocus (one's mind); to renew (one's resolve); to pour again (e.g. tea); to brew afresh
acquaintance; friend; familiar face
to exchange; to interchange
drawing room; parlor; parlour; guest room
-smell; stinking of; smacking of; hinting of
interrupting (someone speaking); butting in; cutting in
destination; recipient; addressee
cannot bear (doing); cannot bring oneself (to do); reluctant (to do)
blood (in one's face, cheeks, etc.); colour; color; hot-bloodedness; hotheadedness; impulsive temperament
merciless; ruthless; pitiless; unfeeling
returning tit for tat; retaliating