small quantity; little; little while; short distance
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
homeroom; form room; form class
only; merely; approximately; about; just (finished, etc.); as if to; (as though) about to
waiting; waiting time; wait tile; tile which would complete one's hand
blank space (in documents); vacuum; blank; void
a (short) time; a while; one time (in the past); a period; (arch.) two-hour period
such; that sort of; that kind of; no way!; never!
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to creep in; to steal in; to sneak in
(following a verb) to be sure to; to do (something) so that ...; to make sure to; to try to
before one knows; before one becomes aware of; unnoticed; unawares
slowly (but steadily); gradually; bit-by-bit; slowly soaking in; slowly permeating; oozing out
body; oneself; one's place; one's position; main part; meat (as opposed to bone, skin, etc.)
to be worm-eaten; to be eaten by worms; to affect adversely; to spoil; to ruin
number of words a person speaks; number of dependents; number of mouths to feed; number of shares, items, applications, etc.
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
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)
lunch break; noon recess; noon rest period
bento; Japanese box lunch
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
second day of the month; two days
once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat
trouser zipper (mainly for males); fly
opening fully; full throttle; full power
cavity; hollow; void; hollow (voice, smile, etc.); blank (eyes, look, etc.); vacant (expression, stare, etc.)
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
full of (e.g. mistakes); riddled with; covered all over with (blood, mud, etc.)
to get cloudy; to cloud over; to cloud up; to fog up; to be gloomy; to be clouded (expression)
funny; amusing; strange; odd; improper; unsuitable
patient's condition; pathology
being too late; losing one's final chance
moving forward (e.g. vehicle); onward movement; advance (work, procedure, etc.); advancement; progress (of a disease); disease progression
way; method; means; resource; course
probably isn't (doesn't, won't, etc.); don't (doesn't) intend to; intend not to; must not; (when used in an imperative sentence) don't
that; that thing; that person; then; that time; that place (over there); down there (i.e. one's genitals)
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound