inconvenient; inexpedient; unfavourable; wrong; improper; objectionable
stagnation; tie-up; standstill; congestion; delay; accumulation
how much; how many; what amount; what extent
side (of something, or taking someone's side); part; (watch) case
coat; jacket; outerwear; top; upper-body garment
reexamination; reinvestigation; resurvey
resignation; acceptance; consolation
judging from appearances; to all appearances; from the looks of it; on the face of it; apparently; seemingly
to embrace; to hug; to have; to possess; to command; to lead
way; manner; school (e.g. of flower arrangement); class; rate; flow
by nature; by birth; naturally; natural; innate
severe (illness, disability, etc.); serious
last years; closing years; last days; closing days; end; last stage
to care for (the sick); to nurse; to attend (someone's deathbed)
to die; to draw one's last breath; to breathe one's last
superficial; apparent; seeming; surface; cosmetic
mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
entering; entrance; attendance; audience; containing; income; earnings
bureau; department; office (e.g. post, telephone); broadcasting station (e.g. television, radio); affair; situation
general; popular; common; typical
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
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.)
cold-blooded; unfeeling; heartless; heart of stone; inconsiderate
the said bureau (office, department, broadcasting station, channel, etc.); same bureau (office, department, broadcasting station, channel, etc.)
to detest; to abhor; to loathe
to shake one's head (in denial)
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
middle stage; middle phase; middle game; midfield (in soccer)
speech; tongue; dialect; brogue; bento; Japanese box lunch; petal
possibility; chance; potential; potentiality; possibility (modal property of a proposition containing no logical contradiction)
expulsion; driving out; driving away; extermination
finally; after; following; at the end (of)
by extension; in turn; by the same token; in addition; as well; consequently
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
to have a certain mood or feeling; to have a hunch