to mediate; to intervene; to smooth
so-so; passable; now, now; there, there; my, my; oh my!
to carry on one's back; to be burdened with; to take responsibility for; to have (something) in the background; to be in front (of something); to be conceited
to complain; to grumble; to gripe
connotation; comprehension; intension; inclusion; containment within
orthopedics; plastic surgery; cosmetic surgery; smoothing (bursty traffic, etc.); shaping; fairing
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
ruffian; villain; peculiar person; idiosyncratic person; tricky thing; something that is more than it seems
expectation; anticipation; forecast
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
presumption; assumption; estimation
to decline (in prosperity); to become deserted; to become desolate; to taper off (of a sound)
will (to do something); drive; motivation; enthusiasm; eagerness
hair dyed brown; brown-dyed hair
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
to get slightly dirty (all over)
non-smoking seat; non-smoking section
to smoke a cigarette; to smoke
(a person's) appearance; looks
(young) hoodlum; delinquent boy; small-time yakuza; brat; little shit
family restaurant (i.e. a restaurant with varied and inexpensive menu options); casual dining restaurant
clientele; customer stratum
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
to neglect; to be negligent in; to be neglectful of; to improve (of an illness); to get better
bag; satchel; briefcase; basket
small-format paperback book; pocket paperback
writing; composition; essay; sentence
sentence; composition; text; the literary arts (as opposed to the military arts); academia; statement
rough; crude; sloppy; miscellaneous
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
to wind; to coil; to envelope; to shroud; to outflank; to skirt
blond hair; blonde hair; golden hair
moustache; mustache; whiskers (on a cat, etc.); feelers (on an insect, etc.); shadow (on a candlestick chart)
earrings (for pierced ears); ear piercing; body piercing
uncle; old man; mister; manybar goatfish (Parupeneus multifasciatus)
important matter; matter of great importance; serious affair; major incident; emergency
suffix for room numbers; suffix for apartment numbers
omission; leaving out; abbreviation; abridgment; abridgement
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life