fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
(somebody else's) parents; both parents
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
individuality; personality; quirk; idiosyncrasy; character; individual characteristic
(not so) much; (not) very
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
long; drawn-out; very long
to make a mistake; to mess up; to make an error; to err
artificial; unnatural; human-caused (e.g. mistake, error, disaster); man-made
pleasant feeling; good feeling
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
real intention; motive; true opinion; what one really thinks
to look upwards; to look up
template; run of the mill; formulaic
mutually; with each other; reciprocally; together; both
summons; summonsing; citation; subpoena; arraigning; calling
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
to persevere; to keep at something (regardless of one's fatigue)
one copy (of a book, magazine, etc.); one volume
bookstore; bookshop; publisher; main building
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
gross; disgusting; sickening
reflexively; reflectively; by reflex
row; line; company (of someone); group; sequence; counter for rows
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
to be in the news; to be talked about; to become a popular topic of conversation; to become the talk of the town; to become topical
to prick up one's ears and listen; to listen attentively
recommendation; advice; suggestion; encouragement
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
pronunciation; reading (e.g. of a kanji); way of reading (out loud); interpretation (e.g. of a text); reading
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
making (book, etc.) into film; making a screen version; adapting for the screen
look; appearance; spectacle; sight; observation meditation; outlook on ...
sudden; abrupt; unexpected; unforeseen
to jump up and down; to hop
to read out (e.g. data from a computer or process); to retrieve
near oneself; close to one; familiar