to write a few lines (to); to drop someone a line; to write a note (to)
discomfort; inconvenience; poverty; want; inability; disability
to put a stop to; to put a hold on; to put the brakes on; to call a halt to; to block; to shelve
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am
distant (from someone); aloof; estranged; knowing little (of); ill-informed (about); ignorant (of)
one stroke (of a brush); a few lines (of writing); note; writing in one go (without stopping to apply more ink to the brush); parcel (of land); same handwriting
to break; to be broken; to be folded; to give in; to back down; to turn (a corner)
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
to take a peep at; to catch a glimpse of
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
inconvenience; inexpediency; unhandiness
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
to infuriate one's superior; to incur the anger of one's boss; to bring (a superior's) wrath down upon one; to incur the Imperial wrath; to offend the Emperor
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
easy; likely to ...; have a tendency to ...; easy to ...
elucidation; explicit statement; specification
happiness; good fortune; luck; blessing
displeasure; discomfort; unpleasantness; indisposition; ailment
poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
habit (often a bad habit, i.e. vice); tendency; peculiarity; idiosyncrasy; crease; wrinkle
promptly; immediately; quickly; indifferently
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
interval; period of time; among; between; good opportunity; chance
structure; construction; makeup; framework; organization; pattern
centralized authoritarian rule; centralised authoritarian rule
for; for the sake of; to one's advantage; because of; as a result of
relay; hook-up; relay broadcasting
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
just; exactly; precisely; perfectly; sharp
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to handle; to operate (a machine, etc.); to deal with (an issue); to manage; to treat (someone); to deal with (someone)
if you think about it; come to think of it
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
tool; implement; means; furniture
plain; simple; reserved (behaviour, attitude, etc.); modest; quite; a (little) bit
cart-horse; work-horse; doing something wholeheartedly; doing with one's undivided attention
pitching ability; counter for pitches
spear; lance; javelin; lance; (arch.) jeering
to bear; to carry on one's back; to take responsibility for; to accept a duty; to receive (wound); to incur (damage)