poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
excellent article; fine item; rare beauty; masterpiece; gem
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
outward appearance; ostensible; public; official
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to one's heart's content; as much as one wants; as hard as one can; resolution; decisiveness; determination
lovely; dear; beloved; pitiable; pitiful
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
present (e.g. government, administration); current; existing
(one's) master; (one's) employer; leader (of a country, group, etc.); head; Lord; main thing
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
has never (done, occurred); there has never been an instance (where); there is no precedent (for)
nature; disposition; temperament; qualities; attributes; talents
eldest daughter; first-born daughter
innocent; childlike; guileless; free of malice; thoughtless; simple-minded
exaggerated; overdone; overblown; hyperbolic; bombastic; grandiose
understanding completely; understanding all there is to know
style; way; shape; dress; attire; clothing
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
to mend; to patch up; to fix (hair, clothes, appearance, etc.); to adjust; to keep up appearances; to cover up (e.g. a mistake)
burn; scald; (fig.) getting one's fingers burned (e.g. poor investment, mixing with the wrong people)
cell; cell (in an organization, esp. a communist party)
restoration to life; coming to life again; reformation; rehabilitation; recycling; reclamation; playback
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
when it comes to ...; where ... is concerned; if it's the case that ...; if it turns out that ...; if it's true that ...
to burn (with jealousy, desire, etc.)
powerful medicine; strong poison
care; looking after; trouble; bother; good offices; recommendation
hiding at all costs; desperate cover-up; doing one's best to keep (something) secret
to understand; to comprehend; to become clear; to be known; I know!; I think so too!
husband and wife; married couple
obligation; favour; favor; debt of gratitude
mysterious disappearance; being spirited away
to conceive; to become pregnant; to get filled with (e.g. sails filled with wind); to be swollen with; to contain (a contradiction, danger, etc.); to carry (a problem, consequences, etc.)