stance; attitude; standpoint; stance; posture
(complete) destruction; annihilation; devastation
adviser; advisor; counsellor; counselor
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
(not) ever; (not) at all; (not) on any account; deepest bottom of the earth
ritual; religious service; festival
descent; fall; drop; decline; downturn; subsidence
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
clear as day; plain as day; patently obvious; (lit.) clearer than watching a fire
estrangement; alienation; disaffection; (customer) churn; attrition
to resolve to do; to make up one's mind to do; to set one's heart on; to have one's heart set on
(apparently) that's what it's like, isn't it; that sort of (thing mentioned immediately prior)
unshapely; ill-formed; misshapen; awkward; clumsy
(thick) scarf; muffler; muffler (for a vehicle exhaust); silencer
to wind around; to wrap around; to coil around
wooden board; woodblock; woodblock printing
deeply impressive; memorable; striking
to gather (bringing something); to gather (to exchange something)
to connect; to tie; to fasten; to transfer (phone call)
device; equipment; machinery; apparatus
bereaved family; surviving family; family of the deceased
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
extension; prolongation; enlargement (e.g. of a photograph)
to make a firm resolution
mother's side of family; maternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
living by oneself; living alone
father's side of family; paternal (grandfather, uncle, etc.)
to demolish; to tear down; to pull down
to get damp; to get moist; to get soggy; to become humid
artificial flower; imitation flower; artificial flower making
ikebana; Japanese art of flower arrangement
projection; reflection; image; match; harmony
cropping; trimming; trimmings; trimming; trimming (an animal's fur)
tedious talk; repetition; complaint; tongue-twister
to hesitate to say; to mumble; to hem and haw; to falter
it's probably so; it stands to reason
landing (on the ground); landing place; terminal; (shipping) destination; outcome; final result
box-shaped; box-type; boxy