remodeling; remodelling; restructuring; modding
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
to get up; to rise; to wake up; to be awake; to occur (usu. of unfavourable incidents); to happen
burned down; entirely destroyed
worn-out; run-down; shabby; tattered; dilapidated
old; aged; long; since long ago; of the distant past; long-ago
wooden building; wooden architecture
general; universal; ordinary; average; (arch.) the same; (arch.) no different
opening (a door, window, etc.); leaving open; opening up (e.g. to the public); allowing (public) access
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
to (take out and) show; to demonstrate; to point out (finger, clock hand, needle, etc.); to indicate; to show
to continue; to keep up; to keep on
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
land mine; topic that sets someone off; sensitive topic; something that seems fine at first but turns out to be very bad (e.g. product, business); booby trap
incompetence; inefficiency; inability; incompetent person
to scorn; to despise; to hold in contempt; to look down on; to disdain
to look down (on); to condescend (to)
pardon; forgiveness; forbearance
to cancel; to withdraw; to retract; to take back (words, etc.); to revoke
(in a) long time; long time (ago); while (ago); long ago; long while (ago); (in a) long while
to get angry; to snap; to blow one's top; to lose one's temper; to flip
alright; all right; right on; looking good; OK; okay
surface; face (i.e. the visible side of an object); front (of a building, etc.); obverse side (i.e. "head") of a coin; outside; exterior; appearance
pride; boast; credit (to)
shot; charge; blow; punch; home run; try
to throw; to toss; to hit; to strike; to fire into (e.g. a crowd); to launch (e.g. missiles)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
(not) ever; (not) by any means; (not) in the least; (not) in any way; (not) at all
movement; move; motion; trend; development; change
to stop; to turn off; to park; to prevent; to suppress (a cough); to stop (someone from doing something); to dissuade
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
to draw in; to take in; to retract; to withdraw; to take back (e.g. words)
situation; (present) state of affairs; circumstances
to finish; to end; to merely result in something less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
to talk or say too much; to go too far; to overstate; to exaggerate
to apologize; to apologise