meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
to be helpful; to be dependable; to stand by (someone)
to be extremely polite; to show the utmost courtesy; to do everything required by etiquette
preliminary contest; qualifying round; trial; preliminary selection; screening (e.g. of applicants); provisional election
energy; vigour; vigor; liveliness; spirit; life
fullness; completeness; enhancement; improvement; replenishment; repletion
unimpressive; unimpressed
influenced by; in response to; in the wake of; triggered by; following
personal computer; PC; prestressed concrete; precast concrete; polycarbonate; political correctness; patrol car
clanging; banging; throbbing (headache); pounding; fully; vigorously
to reward; to recompense; to repay; to retaliate; to get revenge
racing (of an engine); idling; spinning (without grabbing; of wheels); going round in circles (of an argument, discussion, etc.); going nowhere; being fruitless
meeting; assembly; party; society; association; club
participants; participating athletes
physical fight; IRL fight; real match (as opposed to a training match); no-holds-barred fight
high (spirits); euphoric; intoxicated; high
(establishing a) big lead; (winning by a) huge margin; breaking away (from the field)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
under the orders of; by order (command)
dropping in on the way; stopping off at; making a side trip; going the long way round; making a detour
to prosper; to flourish; to thrive
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 building)
marine products; seafood; fish and shellfish
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
several sheets (flat objects)
to treat (someone) to (something); to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live in luxury; to be proud; to be haughty
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
buying and eating sweets (esp. of children); between-meal snacking
for some reason or other; somehow; whatsitsname; what-you-call-it; and so on; and you know the rest
problematic statement; controversial remark
confectionery; sweets; candy; cake
food made from flour (esp. dishes like okonomiyaki and takoyaki)
takoyaki; octopus dumplings
okonomiyaki; savoury pancake fried on an iron griddle with vegetables, meat and/or seafood and topped with various sauces and condiments
unavoidably; inevitably; necessarily; reluctantly; against one's will