adjustment; regulation; coordination; reconciliation; tuning; fixing
to harm; to cause harm to
company; lot; people; troupe; company (of musicians)
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
rate of increase (e.g. prices); rate of climb (e.g. aircraft)
(bank) balance; remainder
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
a drop in the bucket; a drop in the ocean; pointless exercise; waste of time; (something that is) too little, too late; (lit.) (pouring) water on a hot stone
to disappear; to vanish; (arch.) to die
particle; atom; little piece; not at all; not the slightest
to borrow; to rent; to hire; to make use of (another's help, wisdom, etc.); to obtain; to use (for another purpose)
to break; to destroy; to wreck; to ruin; to break (a bill, etc.)
especially; particularly; surely; clearly; as if; as though
marketing system; sales method; sales plan
to have a limit; to go too far (e.g. of a joke)
rather; sooner; preferably; on the contrary; if anything
accessories; small articles; minor character; small fry; weak one
technical skill; ability; capacity
within; inside of; less than
income; earnings; revenue; proceeds; takings; receipts
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
easily moved to tears; given to weeping; lachrymose
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
part-time job; side job; part-time worker; part-timer
good offices; kind offices; services; mediation; intercession; conciliation
even; (if) only; just; besides; on top of that
being enrolled (at a school); being registered; being a member (of a team, organization, etc.)
interview (e.g. for a job)
to receive; to get; to catch (e.g. a ball); to be struck by (wind, waves, sunlight, etc.); to sustain (damage); to incur (a loss); to undergo (e.g. surgery)
tension; strain; tensions (between countries, groups, etc.); tonus; muscle tone
pride; dignity; self-worth
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
finding employment; getting a job
fault; error; indiscretion; faux pas
top university; leading university; first-rate university
low-ranking soldier; graduation; moving on (from); outgrowing (something); low-ranking samurai (1870-1872); death (of a noble, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
large company; large enterprise; large corporation
result; consequence; consequently; as a result; as a result of; following