knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to turn towards; to point
colour; color; complexion; skin colour; look (on one's face); expression; appearance
comical (story, song); comic; the comedy business (rakugo, manzai, etc.); something laughable
what's the best thing to do?; what to do?
to be at a loss; to be puzzled
to keep up (appearances); to smooth over (an error, etc.); to gloss over; to mend; to repair
surely; certainly; no doubt; indeed
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
to have a (rough) idea (of what the situation is)
to use to the full (one's voice, energy, etc.); to muster all of (one's strength, courage, etc.); to summon all of; to exert fully; to strain (one's voice)
thankfully; fortunately; luckily; thanks to your (his, their, everyone's, etc.) kindness; thanks to your assistance; thanks to your support
to return; to come back; to turn over; to become extremely; to become completely
to have (e.g. lunch); to take (e.g. vitamins)
to flicker; to glimmer; to flit; to fall lightly (snow, rain)
odious; hateful; awful; horrid; revolting
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to overturn; to capsize; to overthrow (government etc.); to reverse (decision etc.); to disprove (an established theory etc.)
extraordinary; preposterous; outrageous; absurd
question; inquiry; enquiry
from A to Z; without exception; in every particular
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
place; room; margin; scope
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
eyesore; unpleasant sight; obstructing a view
to go out and away; to leave
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
shh!; sh!; shush!; shoo!; go away!
purpose for which money is spent; the way money is spent; how goods are used
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
(not) at all; (not) a bit; (not) in the least; (not) in the slightest
slowly; tardily; complaining; grumbling; unsettled (e.g. weather); loose
to be lifted up; to be hung up; to twitch upwards; to turn upward; to slant upward
sensible; clever; smart; decent; tasteful
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
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