very small amount; insignificant thing; negligible amount
kind offices; services; through the good offices of; intercession; mediation
making use of; application; practical use; operation; handling; steering (esp. a boat)
stock; share; stump; (clump of) roots; plant with attached roots or stem; strain (of bacteria, etc.); stock company
financial market; money market
money order; draft; exchange (e.g. foreign)
trade; business; commerce; occupation; calling; profession
unrelated; unconnected; without relations (esp. of a deceased person); having no surviving relatives; unrelated to the teachings of Buddha; unable to be saved by Buddha
suspicious-looking; shady; questionable; dubious; fishy
harmful insect; noxious insect; vermin; pest
to drive away; to clear; to scatter; to disperse
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
to be fragrant; to smell (good); to stink; to smell (bad); to glow; to be bright
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
division; splitting; sharing; distribution; dissemination; allocation
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
seasoning; flavoring; flavouring; addition; inclusion; taking into account
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
reservation; putting on hold; deferment
care of; at the household of (when addressing letter, etc.); c-o
sympathy; agreement with; alignment; conformity; tuning
no matter what; whatever happens; in any situation; rain or shine
to be helpful; to help; to be of assistance; to come in handy
reddish tinge; tinge of red; slight redness; reddishness; blush
getting a lump in one's throat; overflowing with feelings; chest full of; lungs full of
to refuse; to decline; to deny
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to dam up; to hold back; to keep back; to stem (an activity); to check (e.g. progress)
one's long-cherished desire
upper class; upper echelons of society; the rich and powerful; the elite
cooperative relation; cooperative relationship; collaborative relationships; cooperative structure; cooperative ties; cooperative alliance
to have a hard time of it
to cool (e.g. from a high temperature to room temperature); to let cool; to dampen; to throw a damper on; to spoil