busybody; meddler; nosey parker
tumor; tumour; swelling; boil; abscess
rather; sooner; preferably
one's own army; one's own team
participation in a war; going to war; taking part in a competition or contest
to rise; to swell; to be promoted
suddenly; abruptly; unexpectedly
this is why; this means; it is the case that
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
pure and innocent; immaculate
in low spirits; dejected; sad
spider's thread; spider silk
white ball (baseball, golf ball, etc.)
group; bunch; crowd; group
self-satisfaction; (self-)complacency; smugness
interference; intervention; meddling
to negotiate (with someone about); to talk over (something with); to tackle someone (about); to throw on each other; to splash (water) on each other; to pour on each other
procurement; purchase; buying; school store; co-op; school canteen
solid body; three-dimensional object; multi-storey car park
to dream (i.e. while asleep); to have a dream; to dream (of the future); to have a fleeting experience
secret (method, trick, etc.); key (e.g. to success); mysteries (of an art, trade, etc.); recipe; trick
control; management (e.g. of a business)
thick makeup; heavy makeup
to come apart at the seams; to be ripped; to begin to open; to begin to bloom; to smile broadly; to break into a smile
restlessly; hurriedly; agitatedly; fidgeting
tasteless; flavourless; uninteresting; dull; dry
small change; coins; small sum of money
sushi; anything made with vinegared rice (may also contain vegetables, spices, fish, or other delicacies)
brand name; trade name; product name
halfway up (down) a mountain; mountainside
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
rag; scrap; fault (esp. in a pretense, pretence); defect; run-down; shabby
easy; simple; easygoing; lighthearted; simplistic
catastrophe; cataclysm; collapse (of a relationship); breakup; split (friends, lovers, etc.)
most part; greater part; majority
negligence; neglect; carelessness; procrastination
summer vacation; summer holidays
lying face down; lying on one's face; placing upside down; placing face down
patience; perseverance; persistence; tenacity; energy
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
alternately; by turns; one after the other