meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
just barely; only just; at the very limit; at the last moment
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy; (tactical) advance or retreat of troops
talking in one's sleep; somniloquy; nonsense; gibberish
just before; just prior to; right in front of; just in front of
freezing (e.g. water); freezing (prices, wages, assets, etc.); moratorium; suspension (e.g. investment)
to burn; to scorch; to singe; to char
useless; no future in it; doesn't make sense; having no point
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to go straight to one's head (of alcohol); to feel the effects (of an illness); to lose one's wits
like; similar to; something like ...; someone like ...
putting into operation; invocation
selling at a sacrifice; amazing bargain; fire sale
to perform; to do; to conduct oneself; to carry out
regret; repentance; remorse
crying loudly; bawling; wailing; crying one's eyes out (without making noise); breaking into a flood of tears; crying buckets
to prostrate oneself (before)
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
impatience; irritation; frustration; fretfulness
nonchalant air; unruffled air
to annoy; to irritate; to cause offence; to provoke; to get on someone's nerves
so far; up to now; hitherto; that's enough (for today); it ends here
to filch; to snatch; to steal (an idea, work, etc.); to plagiarize; to arrest; to nab
rehash; (boring) rerun; second brew of tea
obstruction; hindrance; blocking; disturbance; interference; interruption
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
see!; didn't I tell you (this would happen)?
to triumph; to be elated with success
to be puffed up with pride; to throw out one's chest
to scoff; to laugh at; to make fun of; to ridicule; to jeer at
cold; chilly; cold (attitude, stare, etc.); frigid; composed; cool
top of the head; crown of the head
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
in turns; in series; in order; by rotation
meaningfully (smiling, grinning, etc.); suggestively; broadly; sneeringly
spherical; globular; globe-shaped
nail; spike; tack; rivet; brad; (pachinko) pin
tremblingly; having the chills (through fear, cold, anticipation, etc.)
refrigerator; cold; cool; cold sake
to move along; to go alongside; to walk along; to follow; to run down (one's cheek, leg, etc.); to trickle down
and; or; and the like; and so forth; and what not
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
condition; situation; prospects
to turn over; to turn upside down; to knock over; to tip over; to overturn (e.g. a decision); to upset
to see through (a lie, scheme, etc.); to see into (someone's mind); to read (someone's true feelings); to penetrate