renovation (e.g. a house); redecoration; refurbishment; makeover; alteration (e.g. of clothes); re-tailoring
100,000; hundred thousand
main dish (e.g. meat, fish, but not rice); principal dish
side dish (e.g. vegetables, beans, pickles)
enough; sufficient; plenty; sufficiently; fully; thoroughly
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to feign ignorance; to pretend to be ignorant of; to play innocent; to brazen it out
hot (e.g. from the oven); steaming (from the pot); fresh; fresh (e.g. out of university); new (e.g. married couple)
(young and) innocent; naive; pure; fresh; artless; unsophisticated
show; display; pretensions; pose; posture
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
to leave in the dark; to leave out in the cold; to keep out of the loop; (lit.) to leave outside the mosquito net
to be taken ill; to be addicted to; to become absorbed in; to give oneself up (to)
thorough investigation; close inquiry; pursuit (e.g. of the truth)
corpuscle; minute particle; particulate
railroad; railway; rail transport
newsworthiness; news hook; topicality; popularity (of a topic, issue, etc.)
to follow in order; to go through step-by-step
10,000,000,000; ten billion
almost certainly; in all probability; ten to one; near-completeness; near-perfection; ninety-nine percent (finished, etc.)
batsu game; punishment given to the loser of a game or contest
7th day of the month; seven days
waste collection vehicle; dustcart; garbage truck
deliberation; discussion; consideration
social status; social position; social standing
defect; deficiency; imperfection; Yours in haste
(not) so much; (not) that much
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
impact (on); (strong) impression; effect; impact (of a ball against a racket, bat, club, etc.)
case (container); case (instance, situation); case
surfeit; glut; being fed up; food poisoning
(power of) understanding; comprehensive faculty
brink; verge; critical moment; crucial moment
to brace one's core (e.g. when carrying something heavy); to bear down; to exert oneself; to push oneself; to pay generously (for); to splurge (on)
to (be able to) make contact; to (be able to) get in touch