small quantity; little; little while; short distance
had better ...; had better not ...
to empty; to vacate; to evacuate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
reliable; trustworthy; hopeful; promising
novelization; novelisation; turning a film script into a novel
to be decided; to be settled; to be unchanging; to be the same (as always); to be a fixed rule; to be destined; to be well executed (of a manoeuvre in a sport, game, etc.)
uprising (esp. in Japan since middle ages, e.g. peasant uprising); revolt; insurrection; putsch; riot
light novel; young-adult illustrated fiction
author; writer; novelist; artist
reasoning; inference; deduction; mystery or detective genre
to handle; to manage; to deal with; to rear; to look after
number one; first; best; most; game; round
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
check; plaid; checking; monitoring; check (banking); cheque
one's turn; one's shift; one's turn on stage; screen time; screentime
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to speak distinctly; to speak clearly; to put it bluntly; to get to the point; to be frank
accurate; correct; precise; exact
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
huge; vast; enormous; swelling; expansion
someone else's hands; someone else's possession; hand (worker); aide; labor; labour
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
to be attached; to be connected with; to remain imprinted; to scar; to bear (fruit, interest, etc.); to be acquired (of a habit, ability, etc.); to increase (of strength, etc.)
difficult to ...; hard to ...
the other day; lately; recently; during this period
imitating; copying; mimicry; behavior; behaviour; action
complaint; troubles; objection; grievance
telephone call; phone call; telephone (device); phone
you (plural); all of you; you all
aim; object; expectations; prospects; something that can be relied upon; snack served with alcoholic drink; pad
letter; missive; note; mail
many; numerous; large amount of; large quantity of; frequent; common
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
mischief; prank; pastime; hobby; playing with (a lighter, etc.); fooling around with
to recommend (someone to do); to advise; to recommend (a book, someone for a position, etc.); to suggest; to offer (a drink, cigarette, seat, etc.)
explanation; exposition; description; account; caption; legend
everything; all; the whole; entirely; completely; wholly