inferior goods; faulty item
fraud; swindle; graft; saying you're going to do something but in the end not doing it; making promises without keeping them
to be caught in; to be stuck in; to stop by; to drop in for a short visit; to get mixed up in (trouble); to get entangled in (a problem); to fall for (a trick)
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
inheritance; something given or received
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
core; core; hardcore; all-out
above ground; on the ground; earth's surface; this world; this earth
stairs; stairway; staircase
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to discover; to find (e.g. an error in a book); to locate; to find (e.g. something missing); to be used to seeing; to be familiar with
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)
isolation; cut off; blockade; quarantine; interception; deprivation
to feel around for; to fumble for; to investigate; to probe into; to explore (parts unknown); to enjoy (natural beauty)
protection; defense; providence; amulet; charm
cornerstone; main point; requirement; need; necessary; required
to take away; to carry away
actual article or goods; spots (stocks, foreign exchange, commodities, etc.); (in) kind (income, benefit, rent, taxes, investment, etc.)
I wish I had ...; I should have ...; it would have been better if I had ...
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
regret; repentance; remorse
trouble; bother; number of moves (in go, shogi, etc.); number of punches (in boxing)
to find out; to discover; to locate
unflaggingly; steadily; untiringly; knocking; tapping; clicking
taking a breath (while singing, swimming, etc.); short break; breather
restoration; repair; mending
Herculean task; next-to-impossible undertaking
how many times; how many degrees (temperature, angle, etc.)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
materials; ingredients; material (for a novel, experiment, etc.); subject matter; grounds (for a decision, judgement, etc.); basis
verbalizing; putting into words
search (esp. for someone or something missing); manhunt; legally authorized search of a person, building, etc.
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
speck; dot; point; only a little; particle; only one
to raise one's voice; to shout; to yell; to speak up (e.g. in protest); to speak one's mind
rocky area; rocky tract; rocky stretch (of a climb); wall (of rock)
some; any; in any way; of some kind; of some sort
clue; lead; key; handhold; hold
to be reflected; to harmonize with (harmonise); to come out (photo); to be projected; to be displayed (on a screen)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
cavern; cave; cave system; grotto
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked