ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to enter; to go into; to break into; to join; to enroll; to contain; to hold
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
tension; mental strain; nervousness
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
one has no other choice but to do what one has to do
the best one can do; one's best effort; with all one's might; to the best of one's ability
gotcha; alrighty; got it; OK
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
ability to attract customers
remnant; fragment; fraction; odd sum; halfway; half-hearted
mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
plan; policy; means; fifth principle of the Eight Principles of Yong; right upward flick
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
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 give (someone) a treat; to be extravagant; to live luxuriously; to be proud; to be haughty
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
intention; plan; belief; assumption; estimate; estimation
(animal) feed; fodder; pet food; bait; lure; enticement
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
seems; I think; I guess; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
stupid plan; inane way of doing something; (one's own) plan or project
genuine article; real thing; real deal
in the style of (esp. literary, artistic, etc. works); reminiscent of; attached or stretched on
expectation; anticipation; hope; promising; rising; up-and-coming
idiot; moron; trivial matter; folly; stupid; foolish
to fish; to angle; to catch; to lure in; to tempt; to attract
something like ...; things like ...; someone like ...; the likes of ...
to count on; to expect; to put confidence in; to trust in; to depend on
after all; in the end; anyway; (cannot) possibly; (not) at all; (not) by any means
place; spot; address; district; area; one's house; point
kind; sort; type; equal; match; peer
race (of people); type of person