to select; to choose; to diagnose (an illness); to judge; to liken to something else; to regard as something else (e.g. to use another person as a mirror); to see someone off
absurd; nonsensical; preposterous
rainy; showery; inclement
annoyance (to); bane (of); constant worry (to)
road; path; way; set of practices; Buddhist teachings; Taoism; modern administrative region of Japan (Hokkaido)
support (e.g. for an argument); backing; proof; evidence; corroboration; substantiation
bizarre; strange; eccentric; odd; queer
each and all; every single one; everybody
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
central figure; pillar (e.g. of the nation); chief; boss; master carpenter; beams and ridge supports of a roof
(sleeping) peacefully; quietly; soundly
superior; first-class; excellent; (that's) just fine!; bring it on!
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
how many years; how long; what year
illegal; illicit; unlawful
to pose as; to (successfully) impersonate; to pretend to be; to (completely) become; to (fully) turn into
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
to cease; to desist; to cut it out; to lay off (an activity); to drop (a subject) to abolish; to resign
vocabulary; lexicon; lexis; terminology
to envy; to be envious of; to be jealous of
natural; understandable; reasonable; no wonder
(with a) whizzing sound; sound of something whizzing by
thinking; thought; idea; notion; intention; plan
condition; state; health; state (of health); way; manner
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
hostility; animosity; enmity
to be wrought up; to be on edge; to get irritated; to get excited (about); to be unsettled
for two people's eyes to meet; catching someone's eye; making eye contact; meeting a person's gaze
to throw a punch at; to swing at; to strike out at; to raise a hand against
bumping of heads; running into; coming across; encountering