quadruped; four-footed animal
advantage; benefit; profit; interest
uninspiring; unexciting; dull; unrefined; uninteresting
the West; the Occident; Western countries
black magic; sorcery; magic tricks; juggling
unbecoming; unsuitable; disgraceful; wrong for one's age; unworthy of one's years; thoughtless for one's age
moonrise; rise of the Moon
discussion; discourse; lecture; sermon
to understand; to comprehend
story of one's experiences
to be bulky; to be unwieldy; to grow voluminous
being painfully-true (e.g. reprimand); making one's ears burn; striking home (e.g. remark)
something worth mentioning; something to count on; something problematic
hail (e.g. of bullets); barrage; storm; rain and hail
to put on track; to make go to plan; to put into orbit; to send into orbit
opposite bank; farther shore
thick (of a liquid); muddy; gooey
gravel; ballast; pebbles; child; rugrat; ankle-biter
suddenly; all of a sudden; abruptly
to make good use of one's spare moments; to weave one's way (e.g. through a crowd)
job title; name of one's position
stirring; rousing oneself
training; education; stocking up; laying in; preparation (e.g. ingredients); girl studying to become a geisha
withdrawal; retraction; revocation; repeal
solo exhibition; one-man exhibition; one-woman exhibition
tourist attraction; sight-seeing area
detailed report; full report; details; particulars
(having) same family and personal name
vanishing behind the clouds (e.g. of the moon); vanishing; suddenly disappearing; going into hiding
probe into the truth (of the matter); dig into the real facts of the case; get at the root of a matter
being in shape; holding a dignified appearance
auditor; auditing student
lecture attendance; auditing
my sympathies; that's too bad; my condolences
my condolences; my deepest sympathy
quietly; softly; seriously; solemnly; sadly
good-for-nothing; worthless