small; fine; minute; minor; trivial; sensitive
your husband; her husband
when it comes to ...; concerning; where ... are concerned
mess; spoiled; spoilt; (come to) nothing; ruin
advocate (of a theory or principle); ideologist; -ist (i.e. adherent to a belief system); (arch.) socialist; (arch.) communist
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
to tell (a story); to give an account of (an event, experience, etc.); to relate; to tell of; to show; to indicate
merger; joining into one; amalgamation; melding; merging; annexation
shrewd (dirty) trick; sinister scheme (design); sly art
to state; to express; to mention
a particular; a certain; that kind of; such a
group; party; team; organization; organisation; association
meeting; assembly; gathering; congregation; convention; rally
in a hurry; hastily; in feverish haste
if you think about it; come to think of it
good deed; good conduct; benevolence
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
to bewitch; to confuse; to enchant; to delude
of all (things, people, places, days, etc.)
bureau director; office chief
great and small; in detail; all
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
postcard; memo; note; card
steady; sound; reliable; solid
the place for; the time for; the level of
to be amazed; to be shocked; to be astonished; to be astounded; to be disgusted; to be exasperated
just because; even if; even though
temporary; ad hoc; makeshift; stopgap
separation (e.g. of rubbish when recycling); classification; discrimination; division; distinction
to show contempt for; to look down upon; to have a low opinion of; to cause to fall; to make decline
fortunately; luckily; thankfully
to extend; to stretch out; to attend; to participate in; to enrol; to enroll
custom; habit; customary practice
finding employment; getting a job
entertainment (of guests; esp. in the corporate world); treating (to food and drinks); wining and dining
generation; lifetime; the age; the day; the first (e.g. Elizabeth I); issei