remainder; remnant; (not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively
to lay bare; to expose; to reveal
sharing one's lot with another; being in the same boat
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade
preference; priority; precedence
to suffer; to receive (kindness, rebuke, support); to sustain (damage)
depending on the situation; depending on circumstances
possible; likely; probable
denial; negation; negation (logic); NOT operation
form (as opposed to substance); formality; method; system; format; mode
difficult to ...; hard to ...
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
to keep a promise; to keep one's word
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
commitment; pledge; promise
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
unthinkable; unexpected; absolutely not!; far from it!; (it was) no bother at all; not at all
being lost for words; becoming speechless; jueju (Chinese quatrain with lines of either five or seven syllables)
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
to roughen (e.g. one's attitude); to raise (one's voice)
assertion; declaration; affirmation
as expected; predictably; not surprisingly
if that's the case ...; if so ...; that being the case ...
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
comprehension; consent; understanding; OK; roger (on two-way radio)
to come off; to be removed; to disappear (of pain, a fever, etc.); to be caught; to be harvested; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
to stand up; to get up; to rise; to recover; to take action; to start; to make the initial charge
to leave; to go away; to pass; to elapse; to be distant; to send away; to drive off
to see someone off (at a station, an airport, etc.); to escort (e.g. home); to follow something with one's eyes until it is out of sight; to let pass; to pass up (an opportunity etc.); to shelve (a plan, deliberation on a bill, etc.); to postpone
precipitous; rugged; inaccessible; grim; severe; stern
to bend; to curve; to bend (the truth); to falsify; to corrupt; to sully
to raise one's voice; to shout
calmness; composure; presence of mind; stability; steadiness
good quality; fine quality; superior quality; high quality
healing; soothing; therapy; comfort; solace
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
crossing swords; competing against; contending with; fighting against
position; situation; viewpoint; standpoint; point of view
to realize; to realise; to hit upon something
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
seat; location (of a gathering, etc.); place; position; post
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
presence; sitting with; being with
to come to nothing; to be spoiled; to be spoilt
poor-quality; low-quality; shoddy; low-grade