substitute (e.g. actor); substitution; stand-in; double
suitable person; well-qualified person; responsible party; responsible person
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
having ended; being resolved
to follow; to shadow; to hanker after; to hover around
to become excited; to grow lively
replenishment; supplementation; supplement; replacement; refilling
(with) only a few left; (with) little left
ordinary; average; common; normal; like the average person; like most people
foster father; adoptive father
to determine (esp. a culprit or underlying cause); to pin down; to ascertain; (arch.) to stab to death
great; grand; magnificent; outstanding; mighty
proud; having a prominent nose
suburb; residential area on the outskirt of a city; commuter belt
shelter; safe shelter; evacuation shelter; place of refuge
the last moment; the very end
to give up; to admit defeat; to throw in the towel
lived-in feel (e.g. of a room); sense of life; hints of daily life
lapis lazuli; lapis lazuli (color); beryl; mall blue passerine bird (esp. the blue-and-white flycatcher and the Siberian blue robin, but also the red-flanked bluetail); glass
to blow through; to blow across
to slide; to slip off; to get dislocated; to be out of alignment; to get dislodged; to deviate
drainage; draining; pumping out (water); displacement
astringency; tartness; austere elegance; elegant simplicity; subdued style
thickness; profundity; depth
alarm bell; fire bell; warning; wake-up call
side road; byroad; digression (e.g. from argument)
to blunder; to fail; to make a mistake
resonance; sympathy (with a view, idea, etc.)
small insect; midge; vermicule
habit; behavior; behaviour; trait
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
to screw up; to put the screws on (a person); to constrict (someone, something)
to show; to bare (the teeth)
to tag along; to follow; to tail; to leave tracks; to leave footprints
inquiry into; enquiry into; prying (into); investigation; search; exploration
to accomplish; to fulfill; to carry out
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to render futile; to bring to naught; to waste; to not make good use of
eradication; extermination; rooting out; stamping out; getting rid of