roughly; approximately; round about; cursorily; briefly; quickly
to vacuum; to clean with a vacuum cleaner
to borrow; to have a loan; to rent; to hire
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
grain thief; sharpened tube for testing rice in bags; sashimi (sliced raw fish); stabbing; piercing
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
sharp (blade); pointed; sharp (pain); stabbing; perceptive; keen
preparations for returning (home)
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
talking about (behind one's back); backbiting
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
to cheer; to jeer; to mock
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
before I knew it; next thing you know; when I came to
to request; to beg; to call; to order; to entrust to; to rely on
to read the situation; to sense the mood
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
reaction; response; reaction
to go past; to pass; to pass by
to stare at; to gaze at; to look hard at; to watch intently; to fix one's eyes on
unnatural; affected; studied; forced
to raise one's hand; to surrender; to raise one's hand to someone (as a threat to strike); to become better (at something); to improve; to throw one's hat in the ring
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
everything; anything; nothing
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
indiscriminately; blindly; at random; indiscriminate; random; excessive
(some type of) enthusiast; somebody possessed of a (certain kind of) mental abnormality
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
(undesirable but) inseparable relationship
to look down on (someone); to make fun of; to put down; to treat with contempt; to underestimate
hostile; adversarial; antagonistic
to measure; to weigh; to survey; to conjecture; to infer; to surmise
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
creator (of a work); author; writer; artist; composer; playwright
suspending publication (of serialized content in newspapers, magazines, etc.)
apt to (do); liable to; predominantly; mostly; ... reaps the rewards; ... takes the prize
to fit; to get into; to be fit for (a job, etc.); to be suited for; to fall into; to plunge into
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
previous work; preceding work; first crop grown in a double-cropped field; preceding crop
be supposed or expected to (do); be sure to (do); ought to (do)
serialization; serialisation; serial story
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous