to take on; to undertake; to take over; to inherit; to guarantee; to vouch for
convenient; favorable; favourable; expedient; expedience
middle; halfway; half (of); one half; half (e.g. done, jokingly); partly
to close (e.g. book, eyes, meeting, etc.); to shut
to surpass; to outstrip; to excel
summer cold (illness); summer flu
to seclude oneself; to shut oneself away
already completed (arrived, happened, etc.)
to become better; to improve
emaciation; gauntness; haggardness
full of energy; full of liveliness; full of pep
how; in what way; by what means
freshly-grated (e.g. daikon)
to dry (clothes, etc.); to desiccate
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
carapace; shell; 1st in rank; grade A; instep; back of hand
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
rainy; showery; inclement
health; healthy; sound; fit
each time; always; often; thank you for your continued patronage
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
generously; liberally; magnanimously
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to write (e.g. a letter); to draw up (a document); to take down (e.g. notes); to have (lunch, dinner, etc.); to eat
confluence (of rivers); merge (of traffic); conflux; union (e.g. of forces); linking up; merging
in the same way as; just like
from long ago; from old times; from time immemorial
prosperity; flourishing; thriving
to be worn down; to be reduced
introduction; presentation; referral; listing
hole; hole (in golf); (golf) cup; (electron) hole
to miss (a train, bus, etc.); to fail to keep up with (e.g. the times); to be left behind by
complexion; colour; color; blood red
to be wavy; to be curled; to be frizzled
yellowish; tinged with yellow