book; booklet; story book; pamphlet; notebook
admission ticket; entrance ticket; platform ticket; ticket allowing a non-traveller access to a railway station platform
to be unable to; to find difficult (unpleasant, awkward, painful) to do; to serve two or more functions or roles simultaneously; to contain (or combine) two or more features; to work in two or more jobs simultaneously (positions, etc.); to do alongside
to hang on to; to hang from; to hound; to keep after (someone); to grab the front of the opponent's mawashi, place one's head against their chest, and lower one's hips
repetitious; long-winded; heavy (taste); (overly) rich; gaudy (colour, design, etc.); loud
to wager; to bet; to risk; to stake; to gamble
without; but if; otherwise; or else
to go uninvited; to call on without an invitation; to barge in on; to throng to; to crowd into; to converge upon
to be lured; to be tempted; to go along with somebody's suggestion; to be talked into doing
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
assembly hall; meeting place; venue; grounds
everywhere; all over; throughout
peculiarity; uniqueness; characteristic
out-of-place; inappropriate; sticking out like a sore thumb
having no hobbies; lacking interests; humdrum; tasteless; prosaic; vulgar
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
risky; dangerous; suggestive; bordering on the obscene; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) harsh
to watch intently; to stare
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
photography (still or motion); photographing; filming; shooting; (video) recording
agreement; rules; code; protocol; convention; bylaw
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
obsession with changing one's appearance; desire to change
flash (esp. of a camera); flashlight; very short scene in a film or TV show; newsflash
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
this (is) again; really; so; extremely
to shoulder; to carry on one's shoulder; to nominate for a position; to choose as a representative; to take (someone) for a ride; to deceive
unsociable; unfriendly; blunt; surly; curt; cold
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
to forget to say; to forget to mention
to sever relations (with somebody; esp. a relative or spouse); to break off (with)
to bend; to crook; to lean; to tilt; to bend (the truth); to distort
center; centre; middle; -centered; -centred; -focused
incomprehensible; nonsensical; puzzling; I don't get it; I'm confused; I'm lost
to push aside; to push one's way through
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgment; judgement
handmade; homegrown; hand-crafted; homemade
apparently; appears to be
one side; one party; counterpart; one of a pair; fellow; mate