(it won't be possible) on such short notice
as soon as possible; as quickly as possible; speedily; without delay; ASAP
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
misunderstanding; mistaken idea; wrong guess
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
to leave (someone) alone; to leave to oneself; to leave (someone) be
The End; Finis; completion; conclusion; providing fully
cart (esp. a food cart); stall; festival float; portable shrine dedicated to a god and shaped like a house; stage prop fashioned after a large building; framework (of a house, etc.)
ordinary person; average person; man in the street; everyman; (a) nobody
body; physique; shape; form; substance; identity; field
weak; frail; delicate; tender; unskilled; weak (wine)
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
Parent-Teacher Association; PTA
guardian; protector; patron; parent
gathering; meeting; assembly; collection; attendance
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
what with this and that; for a number of reasons
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
time; season; period; phase; stage
denotes uncertainty; such things as A and B; A and B and so on; A and B and the like
postponement; deferment; adjournment
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
our gracious (e.g. Queen); honorific that attaches to name of a person or thing that has bestowed grace or favour upon you
to get flustered; to get flurried; to get agitated; to become impatient; to hurry
for a long time; since long ago; always; already; far in advance (e.g. reservation)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
shopping; purchased goods
Welsh onion (Allium fistulosum); green onion; spring onion
saucepan; pot; stew; hot pot
bamboo shoots boiled, sliced, fermented, dried or preserved in salt, then soaked in hot water and sea salt
to live; to get along; to spend (time)
return gift; return favour (favor); revenge; change (in a cash transaction)
consideration (for); thoughtfulness; solicitude; care; watchfulness; concern
sample; example; specimen; display model (e.g. plastic food models used by restaurants)