variation in color (colour); having a different color
miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
work; labor; achievement; performance; salary; income
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
monetary; financial; pecuniary
about the same; about equal to; close match
going straight to the point; cutting it short; as it turns out
devoted; self-sacrificing
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
one's favourite party trick (favorite); one's specialty; No. 18; eighteenth; repertoire of 18 kabuki plays
narrow-minded; obstinate; stubborn; perverse; unreasonable; warped
collision; crash; impact; clash; skirmish; conflict
(very) quick; rapid; swift; speedy; prompt; expeditious
harmful insect; noxious insect; pest; vermin
several (objects, usu. from two to six)
to meet up (as arranged); to rendezvous; to get together; to join (of roads, rivers, etc.); to flow together
aftercare; care for patients after discharge from hospital; after-sales service
indiscriminate imitation; monkey see, monkey do; blind follower
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
burden; load; responsibility; bearing (a cost, responsibility, etc.); shouldering
to commit a crime; to do evil
yes; yea; aye; (arch.) to be so
restoring one's impaired reputation; regaining one's honor; redeeming oneself
demotion; relegation; downgrading
to affect adversely; to have a negative influence (on)
separation; farewell; parting
to depart (on a journey, trip, etc.); to leave; to set off; to start
suitable time; good time; propriety; moderation
at present; currently; so far; for now; for the time being
to be full; to wax (e.g. moon); to rise (e.g. tide); to mature; to expire
another place; somewhere else; outside (one's family or group); someone else; not caring for; being indifferent to
prices of commodities; prices (in general); cost-of-living
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
petrifaction; petrification; mineralization; mineralisation; lithification; fossilization
to wriggle; to squirm; to crawl like a worm
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
to re-think; to think back upon; to change one's mind
application (of a rule, law, method, etc.)
breach of contract; default
judgment; judgement; discernment
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
pursuit (of a goal, ideal, etc.); search; chase; seeking after
while; although; (but) on the other hand; at the same time; opposite side; other side