staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
perhaps; maybe; perchance; by some chance; by any chance
to work (for); to be employed (at); to serve (as); to act (as); to conduct a religious service
achievements; actual results; accomplishments; past results; track record
big splash; big response; major repercussions
to tease; to make fun of; to poke fun at; to make a crack about; to chaff; to kid
village; hamlet; countryside; country; home (of one's parents, etc.); hometown
will; resolution; kindness; goodwill; gift (as a token of gratitude)
to be useful; to be helpful; to serve the purpose
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
one breath; time of one breath; pause; break; (doing in) one go; doing without stopping
even if; even though; even; too; whether ... or ...; no matter (what, where, who, etc.)
bet; wager; stake; gamble
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to chip (off); to shave (off); to slice (off); to dampen (e.g. enthusiasm); to discourage; to weaken
to feel (as if); to have a feeling (that); to have a hunch (that); to feel like doing; to want to do
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short
to draw closed the curtain (of a theatre, etc.); (fig.) to come to an end
thank you for your hard work; I appreciate your efforts
it cannot be that...; it is highly unlikely that...; it is impossible that...
riddle; puzzle; enigma; enigmatic; mysterious
-less; lacking; non-existing
heaven-sent child (in answer to a Shinto or Buddhist prayer); child (e.g. of an era); product
to turn on one's heel; to turn back; to return
to shout; to cry; to scream; to clamor (for or against); to clamour (for or against)
(non-documentary) television series; TV drama; teledrama; drama; dramatic incident; spectacle
effort; exertion; endeavour; endeavor; hard work; striving
readiness; preparedness; resolution; resignation
although I say; although one might say; although called
sad; miserable; unhappy; sad; lamentable; deplorable
besides; in addition; also; moreover
part of the eyebrow closest to the nose
to rub; to crumple; to massage; to argue; to have a heated discussion; to train; to coach
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
right; correct; proper; righteous; just
reliance; trust; faith; confidence
physical condition; state of health
to harm; to hurt; to injure; to miss one's chance to (do something); to fail to (do what one ought to have done)
to stop (an activity); to cease; to discontinue; to cancel; to abandon; to give up
to weigh on one's mind; to bother one; to be interested (in); to be curious (about); to feel like (doing); to feel inclined to
and so on; and so forth; et cetera; comment; criticism
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.