erasure; striking off; crossing out; cancellation; deletion
to be similar (to); to be akin (to); to be like
typical; representative; archetypal; quintessential; stereotypical; model
rough (estimate, summary, etc.); broad; general; careless (e.g. work); sloppy; crude
hearing (of a statement, opinion, explanation, etc.); asking; questioning (e.g. a suspect); listening (e.g. to the radio)
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
throwaway; disposable; single-use
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
even so; anyhow; at any rate
difference; disparity; gap
all the way ... (to this remote place); as far as ...
to cause; to induce; to bring about; to produce
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
willing (even) to do; prepared to do; ready to do; not mind doing
to threaten; to menace; to frighten (into doing)
whitecaps; white-crested waves; thief
overbearing; coercive; pushy; forcible; high-handed
to call (someone) to (the door, phone, etc.); to tell (someone) to come; to call up (on the phone); to invoke (e.g. a subroutine); to call; to open (e.g. a file)
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank
to face each other; to be opposite (to)
midwinter; dead of winter
middle of summer; height of summer; midsummer
sense of the seasons; feeling of seasonality
stylish; fashionable; dressing (oneself) up; dressing smartly; fashionable dresser; smartly dressed person
glaring; flaming; fiery; blazing
to shine; to sparkle; to twinkle; to light up (with happiness, hope, etc.); to beam; to gleam
naked; bare; uncovered; frank; open; blunt
to swallow; to gulp down; to understand; to grasp; to engulf; to swallow up
stepping back; drawing back
distance; range; difference (e.g. in opinion); gap; metric
one's social position; one's place; one's standing
top part of the head; crown; parietal region
axis; shaft; center; centre; stalk; stem
rotation; revolution; working (e.g. of one's mind); function; turnover (of goods, funds, etc.); circulation
to end; to be finished; to die; to perish; to do utterly; to do completely
skillful; skilful; adroit; clever; shrewd; ingenious