to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
good-for-nothing; useless; worthless
economic difficulties; financial difficulties; fiscal difficulties
activity (of a person, organization, animal, volcano, etc.); action; operation; moving picture
local procurement; local content; sourcing locally
plan; idea; design; taste; liking; preference
to concentrate; to focus on; to devote; to stiffen; to become tense
permission; approval; authorization; license
to approach; to draw near; to get close; to get acquainted with; to get closer to; to get to know
performer (usu. in a boy band or girl group) with an image cultivated to foster a dedicated fan following; Japanese idol; (cultural) icon; idol; idol (object of worship); image
fan; enthusiast; lover (of); (electric) fan
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
sense of distance (physical or emotional); feeling of distance
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to bring near; to bring close; to let go near; to associate with; to bring (people) together; to let come near (of a person)
yo!; hello there!; wow!; oh!; yah! (yell)
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
regular customer; regular patron; regular visitor; constant companion
he; she; this; this one; hey, you!; you bastard!
quickly; promptly; immediately; indifferently; coldly
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
first-person plural (or singular); second or third person plural (implies speaker is of higher status than those referred to)
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
rising rapidly (e.g. prices, popularity); soaring; skyrocketing; going through the roof
whim; caprice; vagary; eccentricity
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
diminutive used with names, etc.; diminutive adjective ending
pantyhose; panty hose; (sheer) tights
goddamn idiot; moron; nitwit
pantyhose; panty hose; (sheer) tights
bothersome; tiresome; bother to do
to work; to labor; to function; to operate; to commit (e.g. a crime); to perpetrate
must not (do); should not; do not; cannot
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
to hunt out; to flush out; to round up; to impress; to recruit
attractive body; nice-looking body
remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; extreme
adhesive power; viscosity
to lose; to miss (a chance, opportunity); to lose (a loved one); to be bereaved of; to concede (goals, points, etc.)
adhesive bandage; sticking plaster; band-aid