honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
doesn't amount to doing (something); not significant enough to require (something); unnecessary
small salary; meagre salary; low pay
to work (someone) hard; to push (someone) around
any more; any further; any better; any longer
to increase; to add to; to augment
(not) in the least; (not) at all; (not) a bit
was it?; I think it was ...; if I've got it right; (I, we) used to ...; I remember ...; it was ...
overtime pay; overtime money; overtime payment
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
dispersion; scattering; spreading out; diffusion
dialogue; discussion; conversation; interaction
to spend; to expend; to waste; to squander; to devote
My goodness (expresses surprise, wonder, etc.); very; extremely
bitter smile; wry smile; forced smile; strained laugh
just like that; in the twinkling of an eye; in the blink of an eye; (lit.) in the time it takes to say "ah!"
to straddle; to sit astride; to mount; to extend over; to spread over; to span
to sound; to ring; to resound; to echo; to roar; to rumble
special duty; being in sole charge of a duty; senior managing director; executive director
Mr; Mrs; clan; he; him; counter for people
to hang up; to end a telephone conversation
to forget completely; to leave behind
I, myself; one-self; by one-self; even I; even one
one's common name; one's popular name; alias; house name
he; she; that person; (arch.) you
suitable; proper; appropriate; perfunctory; half-minded; sloppy
to call each other; to call out to one another
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
to buy up; to lay in a stock; to stock up; to buy a lot
second (unit of time); arc second
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
noisy; loud; much talked of; much-discussed; strict; severe
to rain incessantly; to downpour
bar; saloon; pub; tavern; drinking establishment
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 house, etc.)
foreign country; foreign land; strange land; far-off land