few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
proposal; offer; request; application
by means of; due to; because of; according to
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
dispatch; despatch; deployment; temporary employee (esp. from an agency); temporary worker; agency temp
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
shape; form; appearance; style; state; situation
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
appearing ...; looking ...; way to ...; method of ...ing; form; style
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
more than usual (usu. time)
strict (e.g. security); heavy (e.g. guard); showy; pretentious; impressive; imposing
to become; to get; to result in; to turn out; to consist of; to be composed of; to be completed
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to overlook; to command a view of; to look down on; to despise; to look down on
collar; lapel; neckband; nape of the neck; scruff of the neck
to expand; to swell (out); to get big; to become inflated
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
but; however; (and) yet; nevertheless; still; for all that
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
clothing; costume; outfit; garment; dress
nothing but; except; no more than
rural area; countryside; the sticks; hometown
wife; garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); trimmings; accompaniment; side (remark)
ugly; unattractive; bad-looking; unsightly; unseemly; disgraceful
to expose (to the sun, public, danger, etc.); to bleach; to refine; to rinse (vegetables); to soak; to doxx
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
soon; before long; slowly; quietly; already; about time
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
had better ...; had better not ...
indicates emotion or admiration; indicates emphasis; I; me; wah!; boo!
hey; you; hey; hey; hold on; yo