to slip into; to crawl into (under); to conceal oneself (under); to sneak into; to infiltrate
suspicious; dubious; doubtful; unsure; untrustworthy; unreliable; strange
guest; visitor; customer; client; counter for containers used to entertain guests
to become known; to come to light; to be known; to be understood; to clearly not amount to much; to be insignificant
beginning; start; first (in line, etc.); origin; such as ...; not to mention ...
not exceeding ...; not more than ...; below (a standard, level, etc.); under; the following; the below-mentioned
large; big; great; prominent; -sized; as big as; university
to throw out; to drop; to toss; to abandon; to neglect; to dismiss
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
deterioration; getting worse; worsening; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
police; police officer; police station; self-appointed enforcer (of a rule, standard, etc.); busybody
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
may; might; perhaps; may be; possibly
as much as one can; as much as possible; if at all possible
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)
to know; to understand; to (understand and) accept (a responsibility); to have a knowledge of (a skill, art, etc.); to have a command of
honorific/polite/humble prefix; honorific suffix
to look (stare) back at (someone); to look at again; to re-examine; to prove oneself superior (to someone who had previously been condescending); to put a person to shame; to look back (behind oneself)
dear me!; good gracious!; well; let me see; now
particularly; especially; in particular; expressly
need; want; necessity; costs; expenses
if; when; when it comes to ...; as for ...; why don't you ...; why not ...
at once; immediately; without delay; promptly
to telephone; to make a phone call
(your) choice; preference; wish
to lend; to loan; to let out on hire
what; what sort of thing; everything; anything; what (on earth)?; what's the meaning of this ...?
(Western) clothing store; clothes shop; tailor's shop
to wait; to await; to look forward to; to depend on; to need
stale; old fashioned; hackneyed; trite; antiquated; obsolete
if I (we, etc.) could; if one were to ... then ... (an unpleasant thing would happen)
to be needed; to be necessary; to be required; to be wanted; to need; to want
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
slight cold; bit of a cold; touch of a cold; lingering cold
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
cold (e.g. weather); uninteresting (esp. joke); lame; dull
to get mended; to be repaired; to return to normal; to recover (e.g. one's temper); to be corrected; to get put right; to come right
(looking) blankly; vacantly; dazedly; (staring) in puzzlement; with a look of amazement
to be open (to traffic); to lead (to); to flow (of a liquid, current, etc.); to pass (through); to be conveyed (of an intention, meaning, etc.); to be understood (by); to be well versed (in)
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just