adhesion; conglutination; collusion; collusive relationship
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
thousand years; very long period; forever
to herd; to drive; to corner; to force someone into doing; to go hard; to push yourself
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
ordinary; common; free of charge; unaffected; as is; only
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
than; from; out of; except; but; more
nightlife districts; drinking districts
simplified receipt with a blank line to be filled out with the customer's name (used specifically for claiming expenses); hand-written receipt
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
drinking party; get-together
hostess (in a hostess bar)
easy; simple; simple (way of thinking, etc.); simple-minded; soft; lax
to be packed (with); to be full (space, schedule, etc.); to be blocked (road, pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to shorten (width, interval, etc.); to shrink (shirt, word form, etc.); to be at a loss
mobile telephone; cellular telephone
occupation; profession; job; vocation; trade; calling
confidentiality; nondisclosure
hobby; pastime; tastes; preference; liking
to bite at; to snap at; to jump at (e.g. an offer); to snap at; to hold on to; to cling to
eponym (person after whom something is named)
opposite; opposition; versus; vs.; to (e.g. "winning a game five to three"); equal footing
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
to get tired; to tire; to become worn out (of a well-used object); (arch.) to starve
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
small quantity; little; little while; short distance