chances of winning (a bet); odds
close contest; close match; close game; close combat
based on; on the basis of
details; particulars; longitude and latitude; warp and weft; warp and woof
accused; defendant; prisoner at the bar
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
in general; generally; mostly; gist; point; main idea
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
spreading around (news, etc.); talking about widely; noising about; circulating
that much; as much; to that extent; only that; that alone; no more than that
bath; bathing; bathhouse; public bath; room for drying lacquerware; base (wooden joint connecting the blade of a hoe, spade, etc., to the handle)
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
weekend; Saturday and Sunday
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
PET bottle (clear plastic beverage bottle)
to defend against; to protect against; to prevent; to avert; to avoid
coming out (as gay, etc.)
what percentage; what ratio; what rate; what proportion
foot of a mountain; base of a mountain; mine; colliery; owner of a mountain; operator of a mine
to start to drink; to try to drink; to partially drink
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
arrangement; disposition; array (programming)
to become thin; to fade; to grow pale
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to reheat; to steam over; to bring up again (a problem that has been dealt with); to take up again; to drag up
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
finally; at last; at length; barely; narrowly; hardly
this world; this life; world of the living
to panic; to freak out; to fly into a tizzy
screaming; squawking; squealing; loud complaining; noisy conversation
to make noise; to make racket; to rustle; to swoosh; to make merry; to clamor; to clamour
investigation (e.g. by police or prosecutors); examination; inquiry; enquiry
katsudon; pork cutlet served on top of a bowl of rice
impudent; shameless; brazen; forward; audacious; cheeky
to make do errands; to set to scutwork
author; writer; novelist; artist