blockhead; dunce; dimwit; dolt; slowcoach; slowpoke
consideration; guess; conjecture; judgement
lewdness; lewd person; pervert; lecher
lazy; idle; indolent; slothful
and yet; even so; nonetheless; for all that
same; similar; (just) like; equal
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
of no use whatsoever; good for nothing; useless
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
follow; following (on social media, esp. Twitter); follow-up; following up; backing-up; covering for; follow-up shot
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
on the way; en route; in the middle of; midway; halfway
to be sloppy; to be lazy; to be worn out; to be exhausted; to be worn out (e.g. equipment); to have stopped working
desire; wish; request; entreaty; prayer; (written) application
termination (of a contract); cancellation; rescinding; lifting (of a ban, sanctions, etc.); removal; release (from obligations)
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)
this plane; this aircraft; this machine
as planned; according to plan
still; yet; more; still more; furthermore; in addition
destination (one is heading towards); goal
sudden; abrupt; urgent; pressing; steep; sharp; rapid
2nd day of the month; two days
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
kapow; bang; bulging; filled to bursting; prostitute (catering to Occupation soldiers in Japan after WWII)
installation (esp. software)
to scold; to chide; to rebuke; to reprimand
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to join (hands); to take (each other's hands); to scramble for; to struggle for; to pay attention to; to take notice of
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
overdependence (on others; usu. one's fosterers or seniors); lack of self-reliance; presumed acceptance (of one's behaviour); presumed benevolence; attention-seeking (behavior)
binding; regulation; limit; binding period (e.g. phone or broadband contract); minimum contract term
player (of a sport); athlete; team member
(real) ability; true strength; merit; arms; force
(common) use (of a language, currency, etc.); current use; to be accepted (e.g. of a way of thinking); to work (of an excuse, trick, etc.); going in and out; entrance and exit