small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to be heard; to be audible; to be said to be; to be reputed
good; advantage; sake; purpose; consequence; result
unpleasant; disgusting; loathsome; shameful; scandalous
facial expression; countenance; look; appearance; expression (vocal, etc.)
already; now; no longer; not any more
objection; refutation; rebuttal; counterargument
to add fuel to the fire; to make things worse; to stir things up
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
silence; keeping silent; giving no notice; giving no warning; wordless pantomime performed in the dark (in kabuki)
to take for granted; to assume; to pretend (to be); to pose (as); to go through with (what one decided to do); to persist in doing
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
complexion; one's colour; one's color; countenance; expression; one's face
to become better; to improve
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
to be disheartened; to be dejected; to be discouraged; suddenly (losing a lot of weight); looking emaciated; becoming very thin
grace (of God); benevolence (of Buddha); assistance; help; effects; influence
holiday; day off; furlough; absence (from work)
a little; some; somewhat; amount; quantity; number
slowly; unhurriedly; easily (e.g. in time); well; well (e.g. sleep); comfortably
travel; trip; journey; excursion; tour
to die; to pass away; to lose spirit; to lose vigor; to cease; to stop
to think; to consider; to think (of doing); to plan (to do); to judge; to assess; to imagine
what do you want?; can I help you?
oh!; good heavens!; ugh!; oh no!; ah!; the penny drops!
a little; a bit; just a minute; for a moment; somewhat; rather; (not) easily
wanted; wished for; in need of; I want (you) to
at once; immediately; right now
twilight; sunset; dusk; evening
time; hour; period; class
damn; damn it; feces; excrement; damn; damned; very
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
same feeling; same sentiment; same opinion; sympathy; agreement; concurrence
this time; now; next time; another time; recently; lately
to include (in a group or scope); to instruct; to make one understand; to include (a nuance); to put in (an implication); to put in (someone's) mouth
medium; average; moderation; middle school; China; volume two (of three); during (a certain time when one did or is doing something)
to collect; to assemble; to gather
indicates word or phrase being defined; used for quoting (thoughts, speech, etc.); with; (not) as much as; (not) so much as; the fact that
important; momentous; essential; principal; major
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
what is it (that); the meaning of something; what something is about
(just) out of curiosity; (just) in order to satisfy one's curiosity; aimed chiefly at amusing; sensational (e.g. magazine)