to decrease (in size or number); to diminish; to abate
it seems; I think; I guess; right?; don't you agree?
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
stinginess; miserliness; shabby; cheap; petty; narrow-minded
something; some; somehow; for some reason; (is there) something (you want, etc.)
club activities; extracurricular activities
committee; commission; board; panel; committee meeting
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
is that so? (generally rhetorical)
-ness; indicates assertion; come; come now
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
to be silent; to say nothing
somehow or other; for some reason or another; without knowing why
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
class (of students); group (of people); party; lot; bunch; crime family; organized-crime syndicate
one class; one set; a pair; a suite; a series
and; besides; because; since; the thing is; for one thing
two persons; two people; pair; couple
diligently; seriously; perfectly; properly; sufficiently; satisfactorily
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
to change; to alter; to reform; to correct; to examine; to check
to kick the bucket; to drop dead; to die; to be pooped; to be exhausted; to be knackered
pardon; forgiveness; tolerance; leniency; mercy; going easy (on someone)
no!; no no!; no, not at all
tele; Terret (wine grape variety)
to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
covering; filled in; complete; total; cliched; clichéd; plaintext
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to open (e.g. doors); to open (e.g. business, etc.); to be empty; to be vacant; to be available; to be open (e.g. neckline, etc.); to have been opened (of one's eyes, mouth, etc.)
on good terms with; on cordial terms with; getting along well with; to make friends with; to be good friends with; to get along with
normally being cold but at some prompt suddenly becoming lovestruck; hot-cold personality type
painful; sore; cringy; embarrassing; exceeding
slowly; quietly; steadily; soon; momentarily; before long
for your information; I'm telling you
yes; sure; gotcha; sycophantically; servilely; fawningly
that is so; that is right; it looks to me; people say that; it is said that; I hear that
tea (usu. green); tea break (at work); tea ceremony
to use (a thing, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
matcha; powdered green tea