practice kit; practice board; practice partner; training partner
it's no big deal; it's nothing to fret about; it's not like it's the end of the world
to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
utmost limits; extremity; limit
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
how long; how much; to what extent
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
distinction; differentiation; discrimination; discrimination (against people)
circumference; girth; surroundings; neighbourhood; people surrounding oneself; surrounding circumstances
coolness; calmness; composure; all right; fine; OK
confirmation; verification; validation; review; check; affirmation
thank you for waiting; sorry to have kept you waiting
this way; this direction; here; this (one); I; me
addition; supplement; appending; appendix
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
slowly; unhurriedly; without haste; leisurely; at one's leisure
please; kindly; by all means; certainly; here you are; to give
to gather; to crowd round; to sponge (off someone); to scrounge; to extort; to take (money) through intimidation
transactions; dealings; business
condition; term; requirement; qualification; prerequisite
to challenge (a person) to a fight
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
way of saying (something); way of putting it; wording; phrasing; language; expression
to take hold of; to possess; to haunt
to take someone's life; to kill someone
dealing with; coping with
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
thank you for the meal; that was a delicious meal; what a wonderful meal
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
amount necessary to fill a container (e.g. cupful, spoonful, etc.); drink (usu. alcoholic); full; one squid, octopus, crab, etc.; one boat; fully; to capacity
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
chance; stroke of luck; (curious) turn of events
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
to stay indoors; to be confined indoors