seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
level; standard; level (amount or quantity); level (plane); level (instrument); spirit level
latest; newest; late-breaking (news)
to get used to seeing; to become accustomed to seeing; to be familiar with
Western goods; Western things; imported goods
sum; harmony; peace; Japan; Japanese-style
taste; flavor; taste; liking
tag; label; game of tag; tag-team match; working together as a team
even; for starters; so; therefore; judging from; based on
to the end; to the bitter end; to the last; after all; it must be remembered; only
new colour; fresh-looking colour (e.g. of plants); vivid colour
in succession; one by one
there is no need to ...; it should hardly be necessary to ...
system; lineage; corollary; system (range of strata that correspond to a particular time period); (taxonomical) series; -type
acquisition; obtaining; procurement; getting (hold of)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
to use up; to exhaust; to devote oneself (to); to do one's utmost (for); to do to exhaustion; to do completely
fascinating; voluptuous; bewitching; captivating
white (bleached) bone; skeleton
to roll; to tumble; to fall over; to roll over; to lie down; to be scattered about; to be lying around
recommendation; endorsement
to rain (drops on the large side); to go to pieces; to be taken apart
party (social gathering); party (group of people participating in an activity, esp. mountain climbing); (political) party
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb; produced at an unorthodox location
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
comparatively; relatively; fairly; rather; pretty; unexpectedly
to profit; to benefit (from); to benefit (someone or something); to be beneficial to; to make good use of; to take advantage of
babysitting; babysitter; nanny; taking care of; looking after; accompanying
shout (of encouragement, etc.); yell (used to time or encourage activity, e.g. "Heave ho!")
moving slowly (and dull-wittedly)
bone; frame; outline; core; backbone; spirit
to break (into pieces); to be broken; to collapse; to crumble; to become less formal; to throw off reserve
blow; shock; strike; batting
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
to wield; to brandish; to display (one's knowledge); to show off; to abuse (one's power); to manipulate someone
wandering (around); roaming; loitering; prowling; hanging around
to kick about; to kick around; to scatter (a crowd, the enemy, etc.); to rout
in that case; (might not be what was expected or hoped for but) if that's the case
peaceful; tranquil; calm; restful
to make the sign of the cross; to bless oneself; to cross oneself
to pray; to say a prayer; to say grace; to wish; to hope
to reach the point where ...; to come to ...; to come to be that ...; to start to ...; to begin to ...