next; next person; room adjoining a noble's parlor
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
middle; centre; center; midpoint; heart
ventilation; communication (within an organisation); openness
to do for (someone); to take in; to deceive; to hoodwink
elder brother; one's senior; older man; man older than oneself
image; figure; figure; form; image
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
crude tactics; smattering of knowledge
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to scheme; to plan; to play a trick; to invent; to conspire; to frame up
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
great; excellent; very troublesome; awful; tiring; tough
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
at the last moment; this late in the game
evasion; excuse; subterfuge; runaround
after all; because; but; even; too; as well
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
that sort of; that kind of; like that; such; so
abduction; kidnapping; kidnaping
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
to shake; to tremble; to sway; to be unsettled; to be unstable; to fluctuate
indecisive; irresolute; shilly-shally; vacillating
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to wound; to injure; to hurt someone's feelings (pride, etc.); to damage; to chip
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
from the place (where); from the fact that ...; caused by the fact that ...; because
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
to untie; to unfasten; to unsew; to unstitch; to solve; to work out; to dispel (misunderstanding, etc.)
this way (of doing); this method; this sort (of thing); this type
neck; head; dismissal; discharge
to hang up (e.g. a coat, a picture on the wall); to let hang; to put on (e.g. a blanket); to put on top of; to put on (glasses, etc.); to wear (a necklace, etc.); to make (a call)