plate; dish; serving; helping; kanji radical 108 (at the bottom)
which reminds me ...; come to think of it ...; now that you mention it ...; on that subject ...; so, if you say ...
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
idea; plan; draft; rough copy; expectation; (arch.) desk
to swim; to struggle through (a crowd); to make one's way through the world; to get along (in life); to totter; to lose one's balance
to choose one's words (with care); to be careful with one's words
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
timidity; nervousness; being easily intimidated
godsend; lifesaver; timely offer; windfall
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
to take a long hard look at; to look (someone) full in the face
nail (e.g. fingernail, toenail); claw; plectrum; pick; hook; clasp
candidacy; standing as a candidate; bidding (to host an event, e.g. the Olympics)
pattern; design; body build; figure; essential qualities; character
shade; shadow; behind (something); other side; the background; behind the scenes
incredible; unbelievable; terrific; impressive
to cheer; to applaud; to jeer; to mock; to make fun of
to make (someone) realize (e.g. their mistake); to bring (something) home (to someone); to teach (someone) a lesson
heredity; (genetic) inheritance
ordinary person; member of the general public; non-celebrity
several hundred; hundreds (of)
one Nth part (e.g. one fifth, one tenth); one out of N
makings (of); aptitude; talent; nature; character; temperament
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
more than one can possibly use; countless (e.g. examples); (money) to burn; rolling in (cash)
in swarms; in clusters; tediously; slowly
to match; to be a match for; to rival; to equal; to compare with
to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
difference; variation; difference
to shrink; to contract; to diminish (in size)
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to polish; to shine; to burnish; to refine (a skill, etc.); to improve; to hone
advantage; advantage (in soccer, rugby, etc.); advantage rule; advantage (in tennis)
amateur; layman; respectable woman (i.e. not a prostitute, hostess, geisha); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)