you can't make an omelet without breaking eggs; a small sacrifice may be necessary to solve a more pressing problem
to replace; to convert; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute (person, staff member, player, etc.)
smallness; small item; short month (i.e. having fewer than 31 days); urine; piss; elementary school; smaller (of two things, places, etc. with the same name)
to cause a loss; to make a hole (in)
to cover; to hide; to conceal; to wrap; to disguise
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
cat (esp. the domestic cat, Felis catus); feline; shamisen; geisha; wheelbarrow; clay bed-warmer; bottom (submissive partner of a homosexual relationship)
small window; fenestella; scuttle (type of hatch on a ship)
dainty; delicate; slender; fragile (e.g. furniture); delicate; frail
to go through; to pass through; to struggle through; to get through (difficulties, danger, etc.); to escape (through the cordon)
pride; dignity; self-worth
piece of cake; a walk in the park
detour; circuitous route; diversion
to go through; to pass through; to get through; to cut across
calling by name; designation; nomination
firm; determined; resolute; conclusive
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
any more; anymore; any further; any better; any longer
opinion; view; comment; scolding; reprimand; rebuke
to hand over; to transfer; to give up (e.g. one's seat); to give way; to yield; to concede
to keep (a pet or other animal); to have; to own; to raise; to rear; to feed
to draw near; to approach; to be imminent; to be impending; to be at hand
rear; rear unit guard; anchor (man)
scuttling (to escape in a panic, in shame, etc.); scurrying; scrambling
to bark; to howl; to howl (of the wind); to roar (of the sea); to yell; to shout
to put in order; to arrange; to get ready; to prepare; to adjust; to regulate (e.g. rhythm, tune, one's breathing)
redoing; doing over again
to pull oneself together; to collect oneself (after a failure); to regain control (of oneself)
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)
wide (esp. of clothing); broad
stone paving; cobble paving; stone steps; check (pattern); pavé (rectangular dessert, usu. made from chocolate or several layers of sponge cake)
vegetable; marijuana; cannabis
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
street stall; stand; booth
salesperson; shop assistant; hawker; (arch.) male prostitute
to drive a bargain; to beat down the price; to haggle
untidy (room, pile, etc.); messy; cluttered; disorderly; jumbled (e.g. thoughts); chaotic (lifestyle, atmosphere, etc.)
to lie on top of each other; to overlap; to pile up
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
to be full of (e.g. adventure, youth, energy); to be overflowing with
beyond that point; after that
smith; blacksmith; small crowbar for extracting nails; cat's paw
general (variety) store (shop)