hardly any; almost nonexistent; very little
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
disagreeable; detestable; unpleasant; reluctant
three; three years of age
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
town area; urban area; metropolitan area; built-up area
ramen; Chinese-style noodles
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
to believe; to believe in; to place trust in; to confide in; to have faith in
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
again (and again); once again; yet again; (there you go) again
to play dumb; to feign ignorance; to play the fool; to be in one's dotage
is it?; isn't it?; be; is
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to put in; to let in; to admit; to accept; to accept; to comply; to include
careless; sloppy; faulty; using unreliable sources (in a piece of writing); piece of writing with unreliable sources or many errors
modus operandi; criminal technique; trick
first; first base; first baseman; fast
way (of doing); manner; method; means
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
management; dealing with; course of events; circumstances; end result (usu. bad); outcome
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
with trouble; at great pains; rare; valuable; kind; generous
(social) position; status
by no means; never!; something unexpected; emergency; (arch.) currently; (arch.) for the time being
I got it; I see; I now know; So that's the reason
settlement (of affairs); remedial measures; cleaning up afterwards
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
to win and advance to the next round
seeming to be; appearing to be; like; similar to; in order to (e.g. meet goal); so that
father; dad; husband; you; he
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
emotion; feeling; feelings; sentiment
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
to make sacrifices for; to pay dearly for
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend