air conditioning; air cooling
casual; unconcerned; nonchalant
abrupt; sudden; unexpected
considerably; greatly; a lot
regular customer; regular patron; frequenter; constant companion
at this stage; at this point; now (contrasting with the past)
to (happen to) see; to notice; to catch sight of
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
lush mountain; green mountain; grave; burial place
basics; fundamentals; basis; foundation
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to exchange; to swap; to barter; to replace; to substitute
offender; criminal; culprit
business; trade; operations; sales
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
common occurrence; everyday occurrence; not an uncommon case; normal thing; everyday affair
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
muddy water; red-light district
woman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); woman who works in an adult entertainment business; demimondaine; prostitute
true character; true form; true colors (colours); consciousness; one's senses
potentiality; dormancy; latency
walking sideways; staggering; striding; being rampant; being widespread; being prevalent
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
period; epoch; the times; those days; oldness; ancientness
boning (fish or meat); deboning; watering down (a plan, bill, etc.); dilution; taking the backbone out of; weakening
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
usual; ordinary; normal; regular; general; common
extraordinary; special; exceptional; non-standard grammatical construction; ungrammatical usage; solecism
to get in someone's pocket; to help oneself to someone's wallet; to curry favour (favor); to butter up; to get in close to one's opponent
very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
as many as one likes; as much as one likes; great many; plenty; almost (none); (not) much
treatment; service; handling (of a machine, tool, etc.); operation; treating as; treating like
round coin with a (square) hole in the center; coin made of non-precious materials; money
to lie; to cheat; to pretend; to trick; to deceive