poor (at); weak (in); not very good (at); not one's cup of tea; not one's favorite
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
by myself; in person; by oneself
person; someone; human beings; mankind; human (Homo sapiens); (other) people; others
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
(the) whole; as a whole; in general; at large
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to search for; to look for; to hunt for; to search (a house, pocket, etc.); to search through; to rummage in (e.g. a drawer)
now; soon; already; yet; further; more
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
to be dented; to be indented; to be beaten; to be overwhelmed; to be disheartened; to feel down
had better ...; had better not ...
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
to drain; to pour; to wash away; to distribute (e.g. electricity over wires, music over a PA system, etc.); to circulate; to cruise (e.g. taxi); to float
to come; to go; to be (somewhere); to be (doing)
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
Japanese bush warbler (Horornis diphone); Japanese nightingale; greenish brown; having a beautiful voice
shop; small store; business; firm
your husband; her husband
bakery; baker; pastry shop
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to be shut; to close; to be locked; to tighten; to be tightened; to become sober
contacting; (making) contact; connection (with a train, bus, etc.); joining (a railway line, etc.); connection (between matters, incidents, etc.); relation
as it is; as one likes; because; condition; state
this sort of; this kind of; like this; such
(not) even once; (not) ever
young; youthful; immature; green; low (number); small
wife; your wife; his wife; married lady; madam
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
(if) by some chance; by some possibility; in the unlikely event that; (unlikely event of) emergency; the worst(-case scenario)
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
potentiality; likelihood; possibility; availability
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
people; (all) persons; you (usu. plural); various
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
expressly; especially; taking the trouble (to do); intentionally; deliberately