to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
direction; orientation; bearing; course (e.g. of action)
somewhat larger (amount); quite a lot; a little more (than usual); a little extra
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
running out of battery; battery depletion; going flat; loss of energy; depletion of stamina
lodger who pays nothing for room and board; freeloader; sponger
personal history; curriculum vitae; resume
job hunting; job searching
curse; spell; malediction
letter; missive; note; mail
dry riverbed; river beach
tender; kind; gentle; graceful; affectionate; amiable
husband; master (of a house, shop, etc.)
this, that and the other; this and that
to spread (e.g. a rumor); to circulate; to disseminate
glittering; sparkling; glistening; twinkling
guarantee; security; assurance; pledge; warranty
written guarantee; guarantee letter; warranty; warranty card
to curse; to put a curse on; to detest intensely
particularly; only; in the case of
time (three times, each time, etc.); times
whole family; entire family; all over the house; throughout the house; retainer of a daimyo; feudal domain
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
job hunting; job searching
temporary staff recruitment agency; employment agency
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
to become entangled; to become complicated; to get mixed up; to screw up; to get caught up in
look who's talking; you're one to talk; you can talk
place; situation; position; location
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
cover; covering; cover song; cover version; coverage; to compensate for (a loss)
willingly; voluntarily; on one's own accord
to also be (implies that as well as the earlier stated this is also the case); to be ... or something
black; dark; blackish; suspicious; criminal; darkened and dirty; sooty
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
trouble; bother; annoyance