change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
remnant; residue; remaining; left-over
hurdle; hurdle race; hurdles; hurdle; obstacle
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
rule; regulation; settlement; conclusion; habit; custom
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk
performance; execution; skill; dexterity; tact
in succession; one by one
how many people; a number of people
very hungry; starving; fawning; bowing and scraping; giving in; being dented
goal; target; aim; mark; sign; landmark
in the company of; accompanied by ...; as a group comprising ...; likes of ...
seducer; smooth talker; picking up women; hitting on women; moderate party; moderate
gentle; peaceable; amicable; without fuss; simply
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
assimilation; absorption; adaptation; assimilation; anabolism; assimilation (phonology)
will not do; do not; does not
denouncing; calling (e.g. somebody a thief); branding (as)
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
foreigner (esp. one of European ancestry); gaijin; (arch.) outsider
to lose one's way; to get lost
to exchange glances; to look at each other; to postpone; to put off; to contrast; to compare
jumping to a wrong conclusion
restlessly; aimlessly; to loiter; to drift; to be restless; to fuss
feeling refreshed; feeling relieved; neat; tidy; frank; open-hearted; completely
unintelligible language; incoherent language; talking nonsense; "all Greek to me"; double Dutch; (something) incomprehensible
guidance; showing the way; guide; guidepost; signpost; waymark
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern