funny story; funny anecdote
qualifications; requirements; capabilities
original proposer; originator; proponent; initiator
to succeed (a person, to a position, etc.); to inherit; to patch (clothes); to mend; to add (e.g. charcoal to the fire); to replenish with
uncool; unsophisticated; unfashionable; out of fashion; tacky
everyday; always; at all times; frequently
to drink; to gulp; to smoke (tobacco); to engulf; to overwhelm; to keep down; to suppress
account book; ledger; register
all over the country; everywhere in the country; throughout the nation
income; receipts; revenue
expenditure; disbursement; expenses
real intention; true motive; true will; original intention; original purpose; original hope
amusement (recreational) facilities
market (for goods, services, etc.); outlet (for selling); opening
to say something is all right; to give the all-clear (e.g. to do something)
field; sports stadium; arena
show tent; circus tent; freak show
sex establishment; brothel
rumor; rumour; gossip; report
to deny; to contradict; to negate (esp. a sound); to drown out
(earning or paying) no interest
group action; collective behavior; collective behaviour; acting as a group
running continuously; firing in rapid succession
natto (fermented soybeans)
way of eating; how to eat
ending without incident; being successfully brought to completion; finishing something without a hitch
for use of customers or guests
unfit; unsuitable; unmarketable
allocation; assignment; allotment
identical; same; one and the same; fair; equal treatment; without discrimination
folding; collapsible; telescopic
scoring stick; counter; chip
to join forces with; to cooperate with
wooden statue; wooden image; wooden idol
material; material properties; quality of material; quality of wood; quality of lumber
brewing; distilling; wine-making
bad job; poor workmanship; bungle
acknowledgment; acknowledgement; letter of thanks