regrettable; disappointing; precious; dear; too good for; deserving better
decrease; reduction; decline
amount financed; loan amount
how; in what way; why; for what reason; cannot possibly; no way
immediately; at once; instantly
to take; to carry (something) away; to bear
a lot; lots; enough; sufficient; enough; too many
appropriate; adequate; suitable; fitting; worthy
down to earth; reasonable
hard; solid; stiff; tight; strong; firm (not viscous or easily moved); safe
to transfer (trains); to change (bus, train); to change (to another ideology, party, company, etc.); to switch (to a different system, method, etc.); to move on to (e.g. a new love interest)
don't you think?; indicates question
other (place, thing, person); the rest; outside; beyond; nothing except; nothing but
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to do one's best; to put forth every effort
slovenly (appearance, work, etc.); sloppy; untidy; weak; feeble; weak-willed
if anything; conversely; putting it the other way around; coming at it from the opposite angle
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
box; case; car (of a train, etc.); shamisen case; shamisen; public building; community building
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
inside; interior; among; within; middle; center; during
specialist; expert; professional; authority; pundit
biggest; greatest; largest; maximum
perhaps; likely; probably; I dare say
to start work (on); to undertake; to start committing a crime; embarkation; launch
plot of land; lot; soil; locality; region; place
circumference; outskirts; environs; (computer) peripheral
furthermore; again; after all; more and more; moreover; even more
growing (graph rising to the right); expanding; soaring
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
to turn one's hand to; to reach out one's hand; to get involved in; to make a move on; to strike; to beat
small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
development; exploitation
halfway; half measures; unfinished; incomplete; by halves; half-baked
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
as a matter of fact; really; truly; entirely; completely; wholly
and the like; such as; or something; something like; I hear that ...; people say that...
realistic; practical; feasible
(outward) looks; features; face; countenance; expression