to be helpful; to be useful
to add (one thing to another); to add (a few more words, an explanation, etc.)
better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to fight against; to oppose; to face
reserved; introverted; reticent; shy; withdrawn
insincere smile; ingratiating smile; polite smile; forced smile
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
to divide; to cut; to halve; to break; to crack; to dilute; to fall below
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
betterment; improvement; kaizen (Japanese business philosophy of continuous improvement)
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
interval; break; pause; spare moment
dreary; bleak; monotonous; tasteless; unrefined
among (other things); especially; particularly; inter alia; above all (else)
zealous; enthusiastic; ardent; fervent; keen; eager
to dive (into or under water); to get under; to get into; to hide oneself (esp. from the government); to conceal oneself
leisure; leisure time; spare time
turning over while sleeping in bed; betrayal; double-crossing
creeping about; stirring restlessly; squirming
to soak; to dip; to steep; to moisten; to wet
ad; advertisement; address
suffix appended to somebody else's family members
poor-quality; shoddy; unskillful; inexpert; unlucky
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
great difference; major mistake
to spell; to write; to compose; to bind (e.g. documents); to patch
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
change; alteration; difference; distinction; something wrong; abnormality
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
crumpled; rumpled; to be annoyed; to be irritated; noisily (chewing)
small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
to tear to pieces; to tear to shreds; to pick (e.g. fruit); to pluck; to do ... heavily; to do ... heartily
to tear; to rip; to break through (cordon, opponent's defense, etc.); to breach; to defeat; to beat; to break (e.g. silence)
to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
excitement; stimulation; agitation; arousal
to go to bed; to go to sleep; to fall asleep; to be laid up (with a cold); to be ill in bed
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
staying up late; keeping late hours; sitting up late at night; nighthawk