tightly; closely; exactly; precisely; suddenly (stopping); perfectly (suited)
yakisoba; fried noodles, usu. with vegetables and meat
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
to come (spatially or temporally); to approach; to come back; to do ... and come back; to come to be; to become
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
eggplant (Solanum melongena); aubergine
stand; rack; support; holder; counter for machines, incl. vehicles; setting (e.g. in jewellery); level (e.g. price level)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
brand items; brand-name goods
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
what little ... one has; tiny amount of; paltry
to pay (e.g. money, bill); to brush off; to wipe away; to drive away (e.g. one's competitors); to sell off (something unneeded); to dispose of; to pay (e.g. attention)
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
high; tall; expensive; high-priced; high (level); above average (in degree, quality, etc.)
to aim at (with a weapon, etc.); to be after (something or someone); to have an eye on; to aim for; to set up as a goal
no good; not serving its purpose; hopeless; wasted; cannot; must not
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to fall (over, down); to collapse; to be destroyed (in a collapse); to collapse; to be confined to bed (with an illness); to come down with; to die
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
behind; rear; after; later; remainder; the rest; more (e.g. five more minutes)
choices; alternatives; options
regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
to cling to; to stick to; to lie flat (e.g. on the ground)
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
milli-; 10^-3; millimetre; millimeter
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
having an aptitude (for); having a talent (for)
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
active duty; active service; student taking (university) entrance exams while still enrolled in school; student who passed their university entrance exams on the first try
gunfighter (esp. in the American Old West); gunslinger; gunman
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
slight movement; slight tremor; quiver
difficult problem; challenge
to be dispirited; to be dejected; to be disheartened; to lose heart
face; visage; look; expression; honor; honour