investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
passage (of time); elapsing; progress; development; transit
successively; one after another; sequentially; one by one
industry; (arch.) livelihood; (arch.) occupation
poor; needy; lacking (quantity and quality-wise); poor; scanty
constitution (physical); physical make-up; predisposition (to disease); character (of a group, organization, etc.); innate characteristics; make-up
person who has rendered distinguished service
next generation; future generation
wholeheartedly (approve, agree, etc.); unconditionally; completely
goes without saying; needless to say; obvious
sudden; unexpected; unpredictable; unforeseen
irregular; bad bounce (in tennis); bad hop (in baseball)
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
to deal with (a person); to treat; to deal with (a problem); to handle; to operate (e.g. a machine); to handle; to deal in
after this; from now on; hereafter; thereafter; since (then); after
like this; this sort; this way
to be careful; to pay attention; to take care
measure; step; countermeasure; counterplan; countermove; strategy
vehement objection; bitter opposition
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
recognition; awareness; perception; understanding; knowledge; cognition
all the time; every single time; thank you (for your continued patronage)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
ringleader; main culprit; main cause; source
thickly; heavily; richly; severely; strongly
good news; happy news; glad tidings
merits and demerits; good points and bad points; strengths and weaknesses
offset; offsetting each other; set-off; setoff; killing each other
to feel sorry (for, that); to regret (that); to feel pity; to sympathize
(clenched) fist; knuckles
to fly about; to flutter about; to flit about; to fly past each other
at once; immediately; instantly; in an instant; quickly; suddenly
to flash (e.g. lightning); to flicker; to flutter (e.g. flag); to wave; to flash into one's mind (e.g. an idea); to come to one suddenly
poverty; penury; want; (arch.) insufficiency; (arch.) shortage; (arch.) deficiency
earth; ground; place; territory; bottom (of a package, book, etc.); earth (one of the five elements)
(not) well; (not) properly; (not) enough; (not) sufficiently; (not) satisfactorily; (not) decently
to eat; to live; to make a living; to bite; to sting (as insects do); to tease; to torment
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability; as hard as possible
food (esp. staple food such as rice or wheat); provisions; rations; food supply
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence