poor (living); barely continuing; just scraping along; very narrow
to come along; to come around; to turn up; to arrive at the present; to get where one is; to have been doing something (for a period of time)
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
very difficult to ...; nearly impossible to ...
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
pluralizing suffix; or so; rough indicator of direction, location, amount, etc.; nominalizing suffix
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
very; extremely; terrible; horrid; remarkable; extraordinary
very small; tiny; insignificant
what kind of; what sort of; what
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
frightening; scary; (arch.) extreme; (arch.) exaggerated; (arch.) huge
face; visage; look; (facial) expression; honor (honour); face; influence
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
good performance; good work; great success
truth; reality; proper; right; genuine; authentic
leaving out; omitting; skipping; (beating) in succession; in a row
as (it is); remaining (in a state); with (e.g. one's eyes closed, the light on); while (e.g. standing, alive); as (one pleases, one is told, etc.); according to
OK; okay; fine (without); not needed; unnecessary
root (of a plant); root (of a tooth, hair, etc.); center (of a pimple, etc.); root (of all evil, etc.); source; one's true nature
stuffing; packing; endgame; final stage; end; end (esp. of a bridge); edge
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
cooked rice; meal; food; one's living; livelihood
food distribution (esp. cooked rice)
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
lunch; (Western-style) single-plate lunch set; plate lunch; launch (boat); ranch
to invite; to ask (someone to do); to tempt; to lure; to induce (tears, laughter, sleepiness, etc.); to arouse (e.g. sympathy)
example; instance; precedent; custom; habit
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
only; merely; but; no more than
very; greatly; much; just about to; almost; very nearly
union; unity; bundling; binding; (arch.) putting on (clothes, armour, etc.)
strength; power; proficiency; ability
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
charm; fascination; glamour; glamor; attraction; appeal
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
once; one time; temporarily; for a moment; one degree; one tone