cheap-looking; tawdry; insignificant
writing; composition; essay; sentence
-ish; -like; resembling; appearing to be; seeming to be
to pick up; to gather; to find (and pick up; something someone has dropped); to select; to choose; to get (unexpectedly); to hit upon (luck, an opportunity, etc.)
perfect (for); ideal; just right; most suitable; tailor-made
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
next (e.g. "next April"); forthcoming; coming; to come; to arrive; to be due to
supply; supplying; replenishment
idea; conception; way of thinking; approach; expression
to surprise; to frighten; to create a stir
leaflet; flyer; scattering; sushi rice in a box or bowl with a variety of ingredients sprinkled on top; writing in an irregular hand
with a pat; with a tap; with a pop; with a crack; casually (throw); carelessly
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
complete change; about-face
to carry on one's shoulder; to shoulder; to bear; to bear (a burden, responsibility, etc.); to take upon oneself
if only (you) have; as long as (you) have; whenever (you) have
to show up; to appear; to turn up
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
relaxation (e.g. of muscles); becoming flaccid
otherwise; if not; or else
interval; step; pitch; key
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
one (of a pair); incomplete; imperfect; few; little; off-centre
end; final; end of life; death; never; not at all
bloodstained; bloody; covered with blood
to take someone's life; to kill someone
revival (of an old system, custom, fashion, etc.); restoration; return; resurrection; rebirth
several times (as large, over)
to begin to run; to start running; to break into a run; to start moving (e.g. a vehicle); to take off; to get under way
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
one mind; wholeheartedness; one's whole heart
how; in what way; I wonder
sign of life; human presence; humanity; humaneness
alley; alleyway; path through a gate or garden; teahouse garden
to go beyond the limit; to pass the limit
to be imminent; to loom; to be approaching; to be impending
to wear glasses; to put on glasses
intent to kill; intent to murder; urge to kill; murderous impulse
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let