trouble (I have put you through); (your) hard work; thank you (for your hard work); I appreciate your efforts
large; big; older; senior; final; ultimate
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
major loss; crushing defeat; big discount
to stuff into; to jam; to shorten; to move closer together; to reduce (spending); to conserve; to focus intently on
serving (of food); helping; chilled soba served on a dish (often on a wicker basket or in a shallow steaming basket) with dipping sauce
magnification; leverage; amplification; competitiveness rating (e.g. for university entrance); applicant-to-acceptance ratio
to become pale; to turn pale
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
government management; state management
to tear off; to pluck off; to take forcibly
so what?; what of it?; and?; why do you ask?
without omission; in full
involuntary nocturnal tooth grinding; bruxism; grinding one's teeth out of anger or vexation
to build; to construct; to erect; to build up (a reputation, position, fortune, etc.); to establish (a relationship, household, tradition, etc.); to lay (a foundation)
expression; look; countenance; face
to subsist; to keep on living
poor; meagre; meager; feeble; scanty; shabby
satisfactory; decent; good; proper; respectable
meddling; interference; extending a paw to drag something closer; (arch.) hand; (arch.) arm; (arch.) disfigured arm
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
to be packed (with); to be filled; to be blocked (of a pipe, nose, etc.); to be clogged; to be become shorter; to shrink; to be at a loss (for)
curious onlookers; rubbernecks
posture; pose; position; attitude; approach; stance
ball; ball (pitch delivered outside the strike zone); board (cardboard, pasteboard, etc.)
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
at the same time; at once; just as ...; the moment ...; (but) at the same time; as well as
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
rustling (as of silk); slithering (sound); whizzing; hissing
defeat; loss; failing to live up to (one's name, looks, etc.); discount; loss (on a sale)
continuation; rest (of the story, work, etc.); flow (e.g. of a piece of writing); pacing (of a story); succession (of); sequence
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
(dragging a large or heavy item) slowly; (falling) little by little; (slipping) gradually; on and on; while putting off; with a slurp
god of pestilence; god who spreads infectious diseases; jinx; hoodoo; pest
to leave one's seat; to temporarily excuse oneself (from a meeting, etc.); to step outside; to be away (from one's desk, etc.)