habitual criminal; recidivist; recidivism; habitual criminal activity
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
collision; crash; running into; conflict; quarrel; clashing
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; background; behind the scenes
inconsequential; indifferent; not worth worrying about; whatever; whichever; I don't care
manner of speaking; verbal argument; objection; protesting a decision (esp. that of a sumo referee); rumor; rumour
gloomy (of a person); dark; cheerless
to stir up; to poke (the fire); to beat (an egg); to arouse (interest, feelings, etc.); to stir; to stoke
common; ordinary; conventional; customary
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
appraisal; estimation; evaluation; setting prices
anything and everything; from top to toe; from A to Z
free (of restraint, controls, etc.); free (of cost); freelance; one-size
without hesitation; with great optimism; (pushing or pulling) strongly; (drinking) heavily
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
right; right-hand side; afore-mentioned (esp. in vertical Japanese writing); foregoing; forgoing
to ascend; to go up; to ascend (as a natural process, e.g. the Sun); to rise; to go to (the capital); to be promoted; to add up to
mostly; ordinarily; probably; most; almost all; ordinary
site (usu. website); sight; payable on sight
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
public entertainment; performing arts; accomplishments; attainments
so-and-so; who?; which people?
vivid (memory, description, etc.); fresh; graphic; fresh (blood, scar, etc.); still new; recent
a matter of course; what is to be expected; par for the course
distinction; differentiation; classification
pressure; stress; pressure (e.g. political); coercion; arm-twisting
ditch; drain; groove; tread; gap (between people, countries, etc.); gulf
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
to become excited; to grow lively
to smile (at); to grin (at)
selfish; self-centred; egotistical
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
on the contrary; far from it; if anything; in fact; instead
softly; mildly; gently; politely
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
meeting face-to-face; seeing in person; facing (each other); opposing (traffic, etc.); confronting
sacrifice; victim; sacrifice (to a deity)
to become twisted; to grow distorted; to get sulky; to sulk; to grow bitter; to become embittered