goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to slurp; to sip (loudly); to sniffle; to sniff
prickling; stinging; tingling
calculation; reckoning; count; forecast
sake cup; cup for alcoholic beverages; counter for cupfuls, bowlfuls, spoonfuls, etc.; counter for boats; counter for octopuses and squid; cup (in sports)
flabbily; softly; limply; easily (bend); effortlessly; flexibly
to grimace; to make a wry face
to lend; to loan; to rent out; to hire out
to recognise; to recognize; to know by sight; to become acquainted with
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
to dye; to colour; to color
to be confused; to be bewildered; to be taken aback
jaw; chin; barb (of a fishhook)
back lane; byway; back street; unfair means; dishonest means
with a twitch (e.g. an eyebrow); with a dip; with a bob; with a flutter
inexcusable; unpardonable; can't be allowed to pass (without comment)
to hold between (e.g. one's fingers, chopsticks); to grip (from both sides); to put between; to sandwich between; to catch (e.g. a finger in a door); to trap; to insert (e.g. a break into proceedings)
dubious; puzzled; suspicious
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
indicates uncertainty or second hand nature of information quoted
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
mail service; postal service; mail; mail; postal matter; postal items
business; trade; operations; sales
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
to force open; to push open
having done that; if that is done; if it is done in that way
counter; window; teller window; contact person; point of contact
(set of) facial features; looks
mail clerk; post-office clerk; post-office worker; postal employee; postal worker
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)