three times (as much); treble; triple; threefold
sliding door (esp. when removed from its frame and used for carrying things or people); large flounder
threshold (esp. one with grooves for sliding doors); sill
new; fresh; new item (e.g. customer, regulation); newly created object; new customer
hall; saloon; spacious room; reception room
time; years; days; the Moon and the Sun
morning; forenoon; just before noon
in an instant; in a flash; in the blink of an eye; in no time at all; just like that
red string of fate; in Chinese-Japanese folklore, fated lovers were said to be joined by an unseen red string, tied around one little finger of each
selecting a suitable person; personnel selection
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
near; close; beside; attendant; retainer; vassal
various matters; everything
freely; frankly; without reserve
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
to become bright; to become clear
inveiglement; cajolement; wheedling; enticement
laws and regulations; legislation
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
sorry; excuse me; thank you
to say in other words; to put another way; to express in different words; to reword; to rephrase
to knead; to thicken into a paste (stirring over a flame); to polish (a plan, etc.); to refine; to train; to drill; to gloss (silk)
conference; consultation; discussion; negotiation
it's probably so; it stands to reason
military force; military strength
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
face value (of a security, bond, or currency); literal meaning; word for word (meaning); (at) face value
poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to give directions; to issue instructions
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
convenience; accommodation; advantage; benefit; expediency
whatever way; any way; either way; one way or the other
interpretation; explanation; reading; construction
(deliberate) misinterpretation; distortion (of someone's words, etc.); contortion; perversion; disingenuous understanding
hard to deal with; hard to handle; difficult; trying; intractable; incorrigible