to cut corners; to be shoddy
control tower; conning tower; leader; commander; playmaker; game maker
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
to protect (someone); to look after (e.g. an injured leg); to defend; to cover for; to stand up for; to stick up for
unreliable; undependable; helpless; forlorn; worried; uneasy
binge eating; stress eating
entry (in a form, register, diary, etc.); filling in; filling out
mistake; error; accident; mishap; improper conduct (e.g. between man and woman); indiscretion
passing mark; qualifying marks (score)
congratulations!; well done!; best wishes!; all the best!
to joke; to jest; to make fun of; to laugh at; to romp; to gambol
1,000,000; one million; million; many
already; now; by this time; quick; early; fast
laid-back; carefree; easygoing; thoughtless; happy-go-lucky
reality; actuality; practice (as opposed to theory); truly; really; bhutakoti (limit of reality)
not worth considering; out of the question
whether or not (in phrases like "I don't know whether or not I can come")
originally; by nature; from the start
superior; excellent; brilliant; outstanding
improvement (e.g. in skill, ability); advance; progress; communication of opinions of the general populace to those of high rank
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
decisive battle of brief duration
monkey (esp. the Japanese macaque, Macaca fuscata); ape; sly person; idiot; hick; sliding wooden bolt (for holding a door or window shut); clasp used to control the height of a pot-hook
form; method; system; formula
soft sound; dampening (of sound)
to vomit; to throw up; to emit; to send forth; to give (an opinion); to make (a comment)
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
just above; right overhead
to abuse; to exploit to the full; to give free rein to
the vertical; height; front-to-back; length; north-to-south; vertical (relationship)
to strain (one's stomach); to bear down (during childbirth); to push down
to bow; to bow one's head; to apologize; to apologise; to bow to; to yield to
right under; directly below
just like that; quite so; I agree; (lit.) that street
consultation; discussion; discussing; asking (somebody) for advice
function; facility; faculty; feature
to misjudge; to mistake; to misjudge (someone); to overestimate; to miss seeing; to overlook
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
commission; entrusting with (work); part-time employee; temporary work
muscle; tendon; vein; artery; fiber; fibre; line
to distance oneself (from); to keep (something or someone) at a distance; to maintain a distance (from)
smooth; undisturbed; uninterrupted; harmonious
to remain; to abide; to stay (in the one place); to be limited to; to be confined to; to only account for
veterinary clinic; veterinary hospital
to go to and from (a place); to go back and forth between; to go to (school, work, etc.); to attend; to circulate (e.g. blood, electricity); to be communicated (e.g. thought)