small quantity; little; little while; short distance
to differ (from); to vary; to not be in the usual condition; to not match the correct (answer, etc.); to be different from promised; isn't it?
by myself; in person; by oneself
by nature; from the very beginning; through and through; absolutely (not); (not) at all
wicked person; evil person; scoundrel; bad thing; mischief
odour; odor; scent; aura; whiff; smacks of ...
the same kind; accomplice; partner
to discuss; to talk together
exaggeration; overstatement
these guys; these fellows
easy; simple; there's no way that ...
company president; manager; director
to catch; to capture; to catch hold of (someone); to stop (e.g. a stranger in the street); towards (someone); at (someone)
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
cleaning; sweeping; dusting; scrubbing
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
had better ...; had better not ...
patron (of the arts, an artist, etc.); patroness; sugar daddy; man who provides for a woman (e.g. a geisha); patron; master
he; she; this; this one; Hey, you!; You bastard!
because of; owing to; due to
being beyond recovery; having no hope of recovery
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
to instigate; to incite; to spur on; to set (e.g. a dog after someone)
ability; performance; efficiency
equal (in ability); even; evenly matched; well-matched; on par (with)
depending on; as soon as; immediately after; as (e.g. "as one is told", "as one wishes"); whatever (e.g. "whatever is at hand"); order; program
successfully; fairly; artfully; nicely; thoroughly
to challenge to (a fight, game, etc.); to throw down the gauntlet; to tackle (e.g. a problem); to attempt; to pressure (someone) for sex; to make advances to
poor; pitiable; pathetic; pitiful
mess; sorry state; -ways; -wards; in the act of ...; just as one is ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
target; object (of worship, study, etc.); subject (of taxation, etc.)
seems to be; appears to have; supposed to be
large hole; big deficit; heavy losses; long-shot win (in horse racing, etc.); big winnings (on a long shot)
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
just like; (virtually) no different from; (almost) the same as; as good as (e.g. dead, settled)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by