to rot; to go bad; to corrode; to weather; to become useless; to blunt; to become depraved
maturing; ripening; aging; ageing; curing; fermenting
basket (shopping, etc.); hamper; cage
container; case; receptacle; coffin; casket
up until now; as recently as the present
in a sense; in some way; to an extent
main question; real issue at hand
previous time; last time; previous installment; previous instalment; previous session
to take more time than expected; to take a long time; to be delayed
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
atrocious; fiendish; brutal; villainous
securing; obtaining; ensuring; belay; belaying
stripping; skinning; tearing; removing
not limited to; not just ...
questioning; interrogation; examination (of a witness)
ease of use; user-friendliness; usability; utility; convenience
confession; acknowledgement; acknowledgment
things like; something like; someone like; such a thing as; (the fact) that; to think that
pointed end; tip; point; forefront; vanguard; spearhead
mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
unpleasant feelings (e.g. hatred, disgust, revulsion, fear)
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
commodity; article of commerce; goods; stock; merchandise
examination; exam; test; trial; experiment; test
self-esteem; self-respect; self-importance; conceit; pride
excess; surplus; superabundance; overabundance
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
busy; having no (free) time
vague; ambiguous; shady; disreputable; fuzzy
to have a bad time; to go through a bitter experience; to get into trouble; to get hurt; to suffer
judgment; judgement; discernment
to leave nothing undone; to give good service; to attend to everything; to be on someone's tracks (e.g. police); to catch up with; to close in on
counter for articles; counter for military units; individual
perfect; complete; flawless
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to talk back; to answer back; to retort; to say over; to repeat (what one has said)
what one has a mind to do; what one feels like (doing); being so minded; (with) that in mind
beast (i.e. any animal other than man); person reborn into the animal realm; brute (i.e. a contemptible human being); damn it; damn
decision; determination; resolution
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; material (e.g. for an article); matter (e.g. of a story); ingredient; leaven (bread); cause
flag; tag indicating a future role or status for a character in anime, games, etc. (e.g. death, love, survival)
teacher; instructor; professor
pupil; student; schoolchild
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious