replacement; substitution; rebuilding; changing
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
house; home; one's house; one's home; one's husband
futon; Japanese bedding consisting of a mattress and a duvet; round cushion used for Zen meditation (traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves)
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
coffee shop; tearoom; coffee lounge; coffeehouse; cafe
keep ...-ing; have been ...-ing; leaving (something) on; leaving (something) still in use
factory; plant; mill; workshop
multi-floor building; multi-storey building; bill
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
iron (Fe); strong and hard (as iron); railway; railway enthusiast
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
school for the handicapped; special school
reverse; opposite; converse (of a hypothesis, etc.); inverse (function)
one-way (trip); one-way ticket
making a round trip; going and returning; round-trip ticket; return ticket; correspondence; exchanging (letters)
to arrive at; to reach; to sit on; to sit at (e.g. the table)
accurate; correct; precise; exact
pronunciation; production of sound
as (i.e. in the role of); for (i.e. from the viewpoint of); apart from... (used to change the topic); even (e.g. "not even a single person"); thinking that...; trying to...
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
to catch (someone's words); to make out; to follow; to ask about (a situation, circumstances, etc.); to inquire
to carry (a child) on one's back; to piggyback; (arch.) to take on (a job, responsibility, etc.)
to set (sun); to become dark
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
unpleasant; uncomfortable; creepy; spooky
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
garden; yard; courtyard; field (of action); area
breakfast special; cheaper than usual breakfast combination