I'm sorry; my apologies; may I come in?; permission; leave; dismissal
toilet; restroom; lavatory; bathroom
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
previously; before; first; before (something or someone else); beforehand; in advance
indicates concession or compromise; indicates permission
since some time ago; for some time; for quite a while
state; state of affairs; appearance; look; sign; indication
strange; odd; unexpected; change; incident; disturbance
successful bid; winning a tender
rare; uncommon; rare; lightly cooked; rhea (bird of family Rheidae); Rhea (Greek goddess)
brand items; brand-name goods
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
journal; magazine; periodical
market (financial, stock, domestic, etc.); marketplace; exchange; (street) market
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
senior (at work or school); superior; elder; older graduate; progenitor; old-timer
faddist; follow-the-crowd type; poser; trend junkie; sheep
usual; normal; everyday; usually; normally; generally
such; this sort of; like this
of no interest; not interested
that's the way it is; yes; is that so?; is it?
earnings; proceeds; returns; revenue
as (for); for; in the capacity of
participation; joining; entry; adherence
cannot (due to external circumstances); cannot afford to; must not; impossible to; no way one can (do)
stinking; smelly; suspicious; fishy; clumsy; unskilled
unreasonable; unnatural; impossible; forcible; forced; excessive (work, etc.); immoderate
personal expenses; pocket money; spending money; incidental expenses; allowance
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
exhibiting; showing; putting on display; putting up for sale; entering (a work into a competition); submitting
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
set; set meal; combo-meal; hairdo
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
yen (Japanese monetary unit); circle