little finger; pinky; little toe
care; looking after; repair; (police) raid; crackdown
awkward; uncomfortable; embarrassing
on bad terms; at loggerheads
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
popular figure; person in demand; favorite; favourite
besides; furthermore; on top of that; and yet; nevertheless; even so
large-scale work; voluminous work; monumental work; great work; masterpiece
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
song; singing; classical Japanese poem (esp. tanka); modern poetry
slipping out (a chuckle, giggle); unintentionally (letting out a quiet laugh)
relationship; relation; terms (good, friendly, etc.)
speech; expression; wording; language
pecking order; hierarchical relationship; vertical relationship; hyponymy
even if; (it doesn't matter) whether (A or B or ...); whatever; should
in full force; in great numbers; in droves; large-scale project; grand plan
to impose; to visit upon; to inflict
manager; landlord; warden; root (user)
lead; leading; lead (of a newspaper, etc.); lede; lead (wire); lead (e.g. dog); leash
difficult to imagine; quite unlikely to; very doubtful; would not expect
you must be kidding; hey, come on!; surely not!
grave maintenance; grave keeper
ideal; perfect; most suitable; just right
important task; important duty; important mission; heavy responsibility
indifferent; half-hearted; dispirited; listless
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
conversion; diversion; changeover; commutation; switchover
(eating up) quickly; in no time; quickly (sticking out one's tongue); licking; licking up; (peeling off) in one go
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
underling; person of low standing; grunt; petty (work, official, etc.); minor; lowly
delivering an order; dispatch of an order; messenger; orderly; runner
to give an answer; to find an answer to a question; to work out a solution
to be playful; to gambol; to be amused (with something); to flirt with