rules are rules; a rule is a rule
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
feeble joke; poor joke; corny joke; bad pun
nausea; feeling like throwing up; feeling sick
to hold (an event); to give (a dinner, party, etc.); to feel (sensation, emotion, call of nature, etc.); to show signs of
to hold one's nose; to pinch one's nose
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
tough; hard; determined; strong-minded; strong (e.g. sunlight, alcohol); severe
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; hammy (acting); over-the-top; clumsy
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
to choose (something) at one's discretion; to use one's discretion in choosing
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
unsanitary condition; lack of hygienic care; inattention to hygiene; unhygienic conditions
household belongings; household goods; family fortune; family assets
baggage; luggage; burden; albatross around one's neck; excess baggage
show (of power, ability, etc.); exhibition; demonstration; display; manifestation
therefore; for that reason; such being the case
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
layout (of a house or apartment); arrangement of rooms
first floor; ground floor; one floor; one storey; one rank
load; loading; weight (of a load)
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
fearfully; timidly; nervously; cautiously; gingerly
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to add up to; to advance (in price)
easily mixed up (e.g. similar words); easily mistaken; confusing; misleading; equivocal; ambiguous
to lie down; to throw oneself down
heigh-ho; heave-ho; alley oop
to turn over (in one's sleep); to toss and turn (in bed); to change sides; to double-cross; to betray
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
to speed; to tear away; to skip over (e.g. pages)
to lose composure; to be upset; to be flurried; to lose one's head (through shock)
taking a long time; slowness; sluggishness; lack of firmness; looseness; slovenliness
(land) with a thump; slumping (of something heavy); (lying down) with a flop; effortlessly (throw onto); roundishly (shaped; of something large)
feeling in the hands (when striking, poking, etc.); (feeling of) resistance; response (to one's efforts); reaction; (having an) effect (on)
somehow (or other); for some reason; without knowing why; something (or other); some ... or other
with a crunching or grinding sound; quickly; promptly; crispily; crunchily
wild harvested nori; jelly lichen (Collema sp.)
to inquire (about); to enquire; to ask; to interrogate; to question intensely; to grill (someone about something)