dimly; faintly; absentmindedly; vacantly; idly; aimlessly
to be preeminent; to be outstanding
sister complex; excessive attachment to one's sister; audio component system; stereo component system
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
business hours; opening hours; office hours
shortening; contraction; reduction; curtailment; abbreviation
acknowledgement; acknowledgment; understanding (e.g. "please be understanding of the mess during our renovation"); noting
receiving; welcoming; going to meet; final call; call of fate; approach of death
handshake; reconciliation; joining hands; cooperation
place for boarding vehicles; bus stop; bus terminal; railway platform; taxi stand; jetty
special guest (e.g. on a TV show); guest performer
to run into; to rush into; to (run and) seek refuge in; to take shelter in
embarking (a ship); embarkation; boarding; ship (carrying someone)
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
to head towards; to be inclined to go towards; to head for a place naturally
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
skillful; adroit; craft; craftsmanship; plot; scheme
planning; devising (a plan); drafting; drawing up
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
to join hands together; to join forces; to collaborate
evil; wickedness; (role of) the villain (in theatre, etc.); the bad guy
lighthouse; old-fashioned interior light fixture comprising a wooden pole with an oil-filled dish and a wick atop it
thanks; gratitude; manners; etiquette; bow; reward; gift
freckles; buckwheat chaff
youngster; boy; young Buddhist monk; young bonze; young shop-boy; errand boy
state of emergency; emergency; crisis
to twist; to wrench; to puzzle over; to defeat easily
strong; resolute; firm; strict
unmarried woman; Miss; -ess; -ette
unusual event; strange occurrence; strange phenomenon; something abnormal; change (for the worse); accident
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
celebrity; famous person; public figure; big name
for a short while; for a brief period; soon; in a short while
mechanism; machinery; trick; dodge; mechanical doll; string puppet
at any rate; anyhow; anyway; in any case; because
quickly; at once; right away; hurriedly
to quiet; to calm down; to compose oneself; to settle down
(one) matter; (one) item; (one) case