if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
model; dummy; model (profession); fashion model; model (of a vehicle, machine, etc.); version; model (e.g. mathematical)
superstition; acting superstitiously (for good luck)
transactions; dealings; business
to do as much as is humanly possible; to try every possible means
God's will; heaven's decree; mandate of Heaven; one's life; one's lifespan
misfortune; bad luck; ill luck; ill fortune
now that you say that; now that you mention it
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
fixed period; fixed term; regular; periodic; fixed-term commuter pass; fixed-term deposit
to lose (something); to mislay; to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
blunder; bungle; clumsiness
financial world; business circles
(world of) politics; political world; political circles
travelling incognito (traveling); special palanquin for carrying a daimyo or his wife incognito
genuine article; real thing; real deal
quite; very; 10^48; quindecillion
housewife; mistress (of the house); homemaker
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
option; selecting an option; optional extra; individual item; separate item; option
standard; basis; criterion; norm; reference; datum
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
no sooner than; as soon as; immediately after; at the thought of; when I think about
conversion (e.g. yen to dollars); change; exchange; translation (numerical)
custom; practice; said; aforementioned; instance; example
value; worth; merit; estimation; evaluation; appraisal
to come down; to go down; to hang; to dangle; to move back; to step back; to deteriorate
screening meeting; trial meeting; qualifying competition
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
wound; injury; chip; crack; flaw; defect
only; merely; just; at most; no more than