regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
all; whole; entire; complete (set); in total
to do something in readiness for; to get something (needful) done
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
fighting (against); taking on (an opponent); facing; confronting; competing (with); battle
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
day in question; appointed day; that very day; the day (of issue, publication, etc.)
championship game; finals (of a tournament); deciding round
to stick; to paste; to stretch; to spread; to form (e.g. ice on a pond); to fill; to swell
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
to insure (something); to come up with a back-up plan; to hedge one's bets; to play it safe
escape; break-out; prolapse; proptosis
in an instant; in a flash; right away; immediately
(not so) much; (not) very
once; one time; exclusively; only; alone
zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
(sound of a) gunshot; (gun) report
or; either ... or; maybe; perhaps; some ... and others ...; sometimes ... and at other times ...
area; vicinity; side; edge; circumstances
picking up; someone who picks up things; type picking (letterpress printing); walking (of an aristocrat)
to persuade; to coax; to solicit; to seduce; to make advances; to make a play
spare time; free time; time (e.g. time it takes to do something); time off; day off; quitting (one's job); firing someone
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
to paint (draw) a picture
cold; indifferent; unfriendly; unsympathetic; unkind
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
to clasp; to grasp; to hold (the answer); to have (e.g. the solution); to seize (power); to hold (the reins)
to collapse; to crumble; to get out of shape; to lose one's shape; to break down; to be thrown into disarray; to crash (stock market)
floating; drifting; weightlessness; softly; gently; lightly
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
the end; the extremity; the limit; the limits; the result
culture; civilization; civilisation; Bunka era (1804.2.11-1818.4.22)
great difference; big difference; wide margin
won't; hasn't; isn't; won't you
wife; Mrs; proprietress; landlady; large women's size (clothing)
boarding; lodging; board and lodging; boarding house; lodging house; lodgings
picture; drawing; painting; image (TV, film, etc.); picture; footage
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)