to brave a danger; to take a risk
to shun; to avoid; to ostracize; to neglect; to distance oneself from; to give the hard shoulder
carefree; comfortable; at ease; easygoing; happy-go-lucky
disparate society; stratified society
right on the heels of yesterday; only yesterday
to be lazy; to be slack; to feel dull; to feel languid; to feel listless
strainer; colander; filter
railway station; train station; staging post on a highway (in pre-modern Japan); counter for railway stations and bus stations
easy; smooth; without a hitch; quick
circulation; rotation; cycle; loop
equipment; device; installation; stage setting
(poly) vinyl chloride; PVC
pipe; tube; (tobacco) pipe; cigarette holder; go-between; intermediary
filtration; filtering; percolation
box; container; box (in a theatre); booth (in a restaurant, etc.); small rectangular building (e.g. telephone box); rectangular field area (e.g. batter's box, catcher's box); box (calfskin)
to get used to using; to get accustomed to using
connection; attachment; changing trains; conjunction
tight; close-fitting; tight (supply and demand); scarce; tight skirt; straight skirt
nerve; nerves; sensitivity
to look at each other; to exchange looks; to correspond (to); to be proportionate (to); to be in keeping with
big-shot; influential person; happy face; smiling face; sympathetic attitude; getting along with
pure; genuine; trueborn; natural-born
still water; stagnant water; stopping the flow of water
to drip; to drop; to trickle; to overflow (with freshness, beauty, etc.)
to air; to dry; to drain (off); to drink up; to deprive of a role, job, etc.
entirely useless; completely worthless; no no; don't!
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
anything and everything; just about everything
care; precaution; guarding; caution
fall; decrease; knocking down; flooring; being out of action (due to illness, exhaustion, etc.); being down (e.g. with a cold); going down (of a computer system, server, etc.)
entrance (on the stage); appearance (in a book, film, etc.); appearance (on the scene); arrival (on the market); emergence
request; favor; favour; reliance; dependence; trust
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
unconcerned (about); unbothered; unworried; easy; simple
to be ordered (to do); to be charged with (a duty); to be assigned (a job)
not necessarily so; is not always true; there is no guarantee that ...; there is no telling
none of your business; not your concern
easy victory; walkover; easy peasy; child's play; cakewalk
greed; craving; desire; appetite; hunger; avarice
rich person; wealthy person
greed; avarice; covetousness; greedy person
around the world; throughout the world