similar but different; alike only in appearance; falsely similar; spurious; sham; pseudo-
(in the) palm of someone's hand; (under) someone's complete control; (at) someone's mercy
number of days (times) one has attended
answer a roll call for another
to gain time; to play for time; to buy time
temporary transfer (of an employee); secondment; relocation; proceeding to; leaving for
to be too late; to be too slow
road; path; way; set of practices; moral education; Buddhist teachings; Taoism
to form; to shape; to make; to mold; to mould; to build up
to coil around (of a child or animal); to grab (usu. out of playfulness or affection); to cling
dangerous; critical; grave; uncertain; unreliable; dodgy
ticket barrier; ticket gate; wicket
person being waited for; person who waits
to swing; to sway; to shake; to waver; to feel shaken; to become unstable
to one's heart's content; following one's heart's desires
since some time or another; since who-knows-when
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
to laugh off (a rumor, worries, etc.); to laugh away
all night long; all through the night
long time; long interval; for quite some time
to shorten; to reduce; to crumple (fabric); to wrinkle; to make (one's body) smaller; to draw in (one's legs)
courageous; brave; bold; valiant
draw (in competition); tie game
drop (e.g. of water); drip
(doing something) in tears
to take a breather; to take a rest; to take a break
adds emphasis to the following verb or indicates that the action is done forcefully or violently
to spout out; to spurt out; to sprout; to bud; to burst into laughter; to blow (smoke, etc.)
how should I put it?; what shall I say?; well, you know; like
spewing; gushing; spouting; eruption; effusion
manners; etiquette; propriety; manner of production (esp. of prose, poetry, etc.); way of making
husband and wife; married couple
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
talking about one's love interests; girls' talk; gossiping
news flash; prompt report; bulletin; quick announcement
female high school student; isn't it obvious?; that's common sense
going up in flames; destruction by fire (esp. of a large building); stirring up a storm of criticism online (of an article, tweet, statement, etc.); becoming the target of an Internet pitchfork mob