to be helpful; to be useful
to calm down; to compose oneself; to calm down; to settle down; to settle down (in a location, job, etc.); to settle in; to be settled
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
congestion; crush; crowding; confusion; disorder
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
until now; so far; up to the present
time; hour; period; class
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
heh heh heh; tee-hee; giggle
to push; to press; to apply pressure from above; to press down; to stamp (i.e. a passport); to apply a seal; to affix (e.g. gold leaf)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
dangerous; risky; awful; terrible; terrific; amazing
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
three generations; three periods; third generation
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
call; summons; convening; convocation
without; unacceptable; not alright; unsatisfactory
estimate (of costs); budget
to call out (to); to call; to summon (a doctor, etc.); to invite; to designate; to name; to garner (support, etc.)
eyeball; special feature; centerpiece; special program; loss leader; sunny-side up fried egg
although I say; although one might say; although called
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
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
(hard) candy; toffee; rice-sugar; sugar made from the starch of rice, potatoes, etc.; amber; yellowish-brown
machine; mechanism; instrument; appliance; apparatus
sweet half sake; sweet drink made from fermented rice
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
to distribute; to hand out; to deliver; to allot; to allocate; to place (staff, soldiers, etc.)
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
really; truly; indeed; good grief
good feeling; feeling good
extent; degree; limit; bounds; (span of) time; (a) distance; the state of
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose