poverty-stricken; destitute; poor; penurious
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly
to erase; to delete; to turn off (power); to switch off; to extinguish; to put out
which (of three or more); well; now; c'mon
correct; right; correct interpretation (answer, solution)
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
second; number two; runner-up
wonderful; splendid; magnificent
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
being put off (by someone's words, behaviour, etc.); being taken aback; recoiling (in shock, disgust, etc.); zooming out or pulling the camera back to get a wider image (in film and TV)
conjunctive particle indicating a cause or reason
worthless; shit; disparaging; demeaning
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
next; following; subsequent; stage; station
outside; exterior; the open (air); other place; somewhere else
to forget; to leave carelessly; to be forgetful of; to forget about; to forget (an article)
ah!; oh!; yes; indeed; aah; gah
side job; sideline; subsidiary business
cram school; part-time school preparing students for entrance examinations
adviser; advisor; consultant
stipulation; prescription; provision; regulation; rule
item; heading; category; headword (in a dictionary, encyclopedia, etc.); entry
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be (animate); to be; to be ..ing; to (have the audacity to) do
every month; each month; monthly
child-rearing expenses; child-support payments (following divorce)
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
good; OK; all right; fine; very well; will do
to go by; to go past; to run (between; of a rail service, bus route, etc.); to operate (between); to go indoors; to go into a room; to penetrate
seeming ...; appearing ...; -ish; like a ...; typical of ...