small quantity; little; little while; short distance
director; executive; officer; official; person in charge
because ...; for ...; the reason being ...; as for ...; when it comes to ...; regarding ...
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
car; automobile; motorcar; motor vehicle; auto
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
called; named; as many as; as much as; all ...; every single ...
point (of a story, argument, etc.); point (e.g. in stock exchange movement); percentage point; switch; points; point; site
discourtesy; impoliteness; excuse me; goodbye; to leave; to be rude
aah!; ooh!; oh no!; oh boy!
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to employ; to hire; to charter
difficult to ...; hard to ...
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
fellow; mutual; companion; comrade
to think too much; to be over-concerned
two persons; two people; pair; couple
to disappear; to vanish; to go out (of a fire, light, etc.); to die; to fade (of a feeling, impression, etc.); to vanish (e.g. of hope); to go away (e.g. of a smell, itchiness, sleepiness)
to finish; to stop; to close (a business, etc.); to close down; to put away; to put back
ominous; sinister; unlucky; inauspicious
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)
to write out; to make a fair copy; to rewrite
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
to be talked about; to get a name for oneself; to get publicity
diviner; fortune teller; soothsayer
fortunetelling based on writing or pronunciation of one's name
teacher; instructor; sensei; title or form of address for a teacher, master, doctor, lawyer, etc.; intimate or teasing form of address; (arch.) one's elder
pretext; history; past; according to ...; ... says
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
in succession; one by one
difficulty; hardship; trouble; infeasibility; inability (to carry out)