to be on a (completely) different level; to be on a different scale; to be in a different league; to be of a different order of magnitude; to stand no comparison
to fabricate; to invent; to make up (a story); to cobble together; to put together (in a slapdash manner)
individual; separate; personal; case-by-case
to expend money; to spend money
to wipe the slate clean; to start anew
to miss each other; to cross (in the post); to go astray; to go wrong
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
superficially polite but actually rude; rude under a veneer of politeness; courteous on the surface but insolent at heart
retreat; falling back; recession; waning; backspace (key)
feeling of loneliness; feeling of desolation
moderation; self-restraint; temperance
overall; general; as a whole
gloomy; dismal; miserable; spirit of yin
to speak with restraint; to understate; to downplay; to put it mildly; to say the least
article; thing; object; property; real estate
mark; guide; purpose; aim; sight (on a firearm)
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
real nuisance; becoming inconvenienced by someone else's problems (through no fault of one's own)
trial; trying out; giving (something) a trial
eagerly (waiting); (waiting) impatiently
to be inclined to do; to be willing to do
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
buzzing (e.g. of insects); chirring; whirring (e.g. of a reel); humming (of electronics); hissing
marriage fraud; fake marriage
great delight; great satisfaction; rapture
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
crafty; vicious; unscrupulous; sharp
member of an assembly; member of the Diet; member of parliament; member of Congress
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
to poison (e.g. food, drink); to administer poison
to leave this world; to die
departed spirit; soul of the dead; ghost; apparition
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
to lie in wait (for); to be on the watch (for); to wait (for); to watch (for)
brunette; woman or girl with brown skin or eyes