what with this and that; for a number of reasons
local specialty; special product (of a region)
catalogue; catalog; inventory; certificate indicating an impending gift
leader; authority; mainstay
ongoing; in progress; afoot
vocal message; speech; statement; prologue at the start of a kabuki performance
unfortunately; sorry, but ...
to come and stay; to drop in; to visit
way; method; means; resource; course
indicates position in a sequence; divisions of a kabuki performance
something small; something petty; trifle
a little; a bit; somewhat; slightly; rather
rude; impolite; mannerless; snotty
personal meeting (esp. used by females)
granny; grandma; gran; old lady; old woman
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
to get lost; to become lost; to go astray
younger brother; little brother; brother-in-law (spouse's younger brother or younger sister's husband); (arch.) pupil; (arch.) apprentice
to leave behind; to put off; to postpone
to spread out; to lay out; to take a position; to impose widely (e.g. over a city)
often; frequently; now and then; occasionally
complete picture; panorama; what it all adds up to; bird's eye view; all-embracing portrait; overall perspective
to work without sleep or rest
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
to devise; to arrange; to plan; to plot
even; even if; even though; because of; on the grounds that
here I am; I'm home!; presently; right away; right now
this occasion; at this time; now
vindication of honour; vindication of honor; making up for loss; revenge
and (also); both ... and; as well as
maintenance; preservation; improvement
service; help; discount; discounted item; free service; freebie; service
suspension; pause; temporary halt; stopping (at an intersection, railway crossing, etc.)
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
administrator; janitor; manager; custodian; executor