to google; to do an online search (for)
to look up on Wikipedia; to read about on Wikipedia
trend of the times; way things are going
maid; helper; help; assistance
standard; set; routine; decided
drowning; flood; shipwreck
one's nature; one's destiny; custom; tradition; habit
trouble; difficulty; failure (of an engine, machine, computer, etc.); breakdown; (medical) condition; disorder
in any case; at any rate; anyhow; anyway; as you know; for you see
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
deserted (esp. store, market, town, streets); quiet; inactive (business, trade, etc.); slack; idle; free
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
person; -er; (arch.) expert; (arch.) geisha; (arch.) prostitute
funny; amusing; strange; odd; wrong; unsuitable
long time; several hours; long spell
bitter (taste); sour (expression, look); bitter; bitter (e.g. experience); painful
to mix (with); to be mixed (together); to be mingled
dear (old); fondly remembered; beloved; missed; nostalgic
ruins (of a building, town, etc.); remains
to be taught; to learn; to take lessons in
training; practice; discipline; ascetic practices
coward; gutless person; sissy; weakling; loser; milquetoast
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
center; centre; metropolis
to bump into; to run into; to encounter; to meet with; to clash (of opinions, people, etc.); to conflict
eye of a typhoon; eye of a tropical cyclone; person (or thing) at the center of a turbulent situation (who triggers change or movement)
to be satisfied (with an explanation, apology, etc.); to be happy
look (in someone's eyes); expression (of the eyes); eyes
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
valuable article; valuables
messy; shabby; scruffy; dirty; squalid; sordid
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
hard-to-believe; unbelievable; incredible; fabulous
foxtail millet (Setaria italica); Italian millet (also Hungarian, German)
to steam (food, towel, etc.); to be hot and humid; to be sultry
shameful; disgraceful; unsightly; indecent; unseemly; unbecoming
strict; severe; stern; rigid; rigorous; tough
feather; plume; wing; shuttlecock (in badminton)
to grow; to spring up; to sprout; to cut (teeth)
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
apart from that; other than that; leaving that aside; more importantly; more ... than that; but
to lean (on, against); to rest (against); to recline; to rely on (someone); to depend on
tedious; boring; dull; to feel bored; to get bored (with); to get tired (of)
halfway; midway; partway; mid-course
job; work; duties; trade; skill