leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
able; capable; competent; talented; efficient
to borrow; to have a loan; to hire; to rent; to buy on credit
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
recollection; retrospection; reflection; reminiscence
forever; endlessly; on and on; meandering; wandering; winding
to use one thing for several purposes; to use the same thing on multiple occasions; to work someone hard; to order around; to boss
early on; earlier on; from early
madness; craziness; insanity
neighborhood nuisance; neighbourhood nuisance
(short) curtain hung at shop entrance; split curtain used to divide spaces in a house; reputation (of a store); good name; goodwill
to get stuck with (some job); to end up with (something unpleasant)
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to accompany; to go with; to go together
phantom; vision; illusion
available room (hotel); vacancy; room to let
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
tatami mat (esp. as a measure of room size, either 1.82 sqm or 1.54 sqm)
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
some; few; somewhat; to a certain extent; (arch.) many; (arch.) a lot
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
not feeling like doing ...; having no mind to ...; being in no mood for ...; having no intention of ...
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
classification; categorization; sorting
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
local residents; neighbours; neighbors
naming; giving a name; designation; nominal
ghost; apparition; phantom; spectre; specter; demon
sound (of a sentence); euphony
murder; homicide; manslaughter
event; affair; incident; case; plot; trouble
actual spot; scene (of a crime, accident, etc.); (on) site; (on) the ground; filming location; (movie) set
bloodthirsty killer; cold-blooded murderer; homicidal maniac