incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
not serious; frivolous; insincere; unsteady
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to be renewed; to change; to be improved; to be reformed; to stand on ceremony; to be formal
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression
to loosen; to slacken; to relax (attention, efforts, etc.); to let down (one's guard); to relax (a rule); to ease (e.g. restrictions)
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
an order of magnitude higher; off by a digit; in a different league; unbelievable; incomparable; unimaginable
thoughtless; reckless; rash; excessive; unreasonable; immoderate
to receive favor; to receive assistance; to receive help; to be looked after; to be taken care of; to become dependent (on)
real intention; true motive; true meaning
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
disquieting; threatening; turbulent; restless; unsettled; disturbing
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
everything; anything; nothing
to declare; to assert; to state definitively; to finish saying; to say everything; to tell all
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
lower back; waist; hips; body (of hair, noodles, paper, etc.); resilience; spring
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
to throw out one's chest; to be puffed up with pride
right hand; right-hand side; right-hand direction; (on) the right
chest; breast; breasts; bosom; heart; lungs; stomach
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
woman; female; female lover; girlfriend; mistress
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc., esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
maximum preference; maximum priority; priority handling
full of confidence; brimming with (self-)confidence; having great faith in oneself
declaration; proclamation; announcement
as usual; as always; as before; as ever; still
handsome man; man's looks; good looks; manliness
couscous; cuscus (variety of phalanger)
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
don't you think?; indicates question
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
exemplar; model; example; pattern