to open wide (doors or windows); to throw open; to fling open; to leave open; to keep open
tough (world); hard (times); cold; stingy; miserly; mercenary
comprehensive; composite; all-round; all-embracing; general; overall
careless; thoughtless; stupid; heedless; unobservant; inadvertent
recklessly; thoughtlessly; pamperingly; indulgently; shoo!; heave-ho; hallo
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to pinch; to hold (between one's fingers); to pick up and eat; to snack on; to pick out (the main point); to summarize
magical girl (in anime, manga, etc.); girl with magical powers; young witch
stage (platform); performance; show; stage (phase); part; stage
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
classification; categorization; sorting
to lend an ear (to); to hear out; to listen to
to read thoroughly; to read repeatedly; to read (extra meaning) into (something); to take (future changes) into consideration; to load (data); to read
what's what; heads or tails
writing; composition; essay; sentence
to read out; to read aloud; to call out; to finish reading; to read through
phase (e.g. wave, electricity, moon); topology; register
the proof of the pudding is in the eating; the proof is in the pudding; don't knock it till you've tried it; you can't tell unless you try
all things in nature; the whole creation
to spin; to make yarn; to spin (a tale); to assemble (e.g. words); to put together
breathing; respiration; knack; trick; harmony; balance
continuation; persisting; lasting; sustaining; enduring
circuitous; roundabout; indirect
experiment; experimentation
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
to put oneself on guard; to stand ready; to square off
oops; that's enough (when pouring up alcohol, etc.)
ghost; specter; spectre; apparition; phantom
abuse; misuse; perversion
once; for a short time; briefly; (arch.) one morning
to gain a reputation; to make oneself famous
authenticity; credibility
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
notification; official notice; directive (e.g. from higher to lower levels of the administration); being well versed (in); being proficient (in)
if one is unlucky; if one is careless
with a start; in a fright; alarmedly
monitoring; watching; observation; surveillance; guarding; supervision
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
ill-natured; mean; nasty; sadistic; cruel; mean-spirited