to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
emergency; extraordinary; unusual
underpants; pants; briefs; trousers (esp. women's); jodhpurs; breeches
how; in what way; how about; questionable
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
young child; toddler; child over 1 but not yet of school age
tattling; telling on (someone)
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
fresh off the farm; inexperienced
certain; sure; doubtless; I have no doubt; You can depend on it; It's a safe bet
taste (in fashion, music, etc.); sense (e.g. of humour); flair
to refer to; to use as reference
to decorate gaudily; to overdecorate; to deck out; to embellish
polite; respectful; reverent
property; fortune; assets
lots of; a ton of; a mountain of; piles of; heaps of; so many
pair of lovers; girlfriend and boyfriend
amiability; friendliness; fondness (of someone); affection; compliments; civilities
ice; shaved ice (usually served with flavored simple syrup)
only; merely; but; no more than
tolerant; generous; lenient; broad-minded; magnanimous
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
smirkingly; broadly (grinning)
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
mockery by means of excessive praise; damning with lavish praise; backhanded compliment
how (beautiful, etc.); what a ...; nothing worth mentioning; nothing special; of what name
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
yielding; submission; surrender; giving way; succumbing
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
matter of time; question of time
light blue; pale blue; aqua
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
execution (e.g. of a plan); carrying out; practice; action; implementation; fulfillment
choice; selection; diagnosis; medical opinion; judgement; opinion
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
choosing; selecting; deciding (on)
dressing (esp. in kimono); fitting; helping someone get dressed; outer garment (in kabuki)
to put clothes on (someone); to dress; to cover; to coat; to pin (e.g. a crime on someone); to lay (blame)
crotch; crutch; groin; fork (in a tree, road, river, etc.); tines (of a fork)
to open out (of a view, scenery, etc.); to spread out; to improve (of luck, prospects, etc.); to get better; to develop (of a town, civilization, etc.); to become civilized; to be sensible