small and medium-sized enterprises; small and medium-sized businesses
decrease; reduction; decline
amount sold; sales; proceeds; takings; turnover
influence; effect; to influence; to affect; to have an influence on
novel coronavirus (esp. SARS-CoV-2)
council (deliberative, consultative); commission of inquiry (enquiry)
proposal; motion; recommendation
et cetera; etc.; or something; the likes of; for example; for instance
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
to be; to exist; to have; to be located; to be equipped with; to happen
estimate (of costs); budget
to convey; to report; to transmit; to communicate; to tell; to impart
minute (unit of time); fun (one tenth of a monme, 5.787 grains)
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
expression; presentation; representation; notation
one part; one portion; one section; one copy (e.g. of a document)
broadcasting; broadcast; program; announcement
raw; uncooked; natural; as it is; unprotected (sex); live (i.e. not recorded); inexperienced
pretty; lovely; clean; clear; completely; entirely
cherry tree; cherry blossom; fake buyer; paid audience; hired applauder; horse meat
to send (a thing); to dispatch; to take or escort (a person somewhere); to see off (a person); to bid farewell (to the departed); to bury; to spend (time)
to receive; to get; to eat; to drink; to be crowned with; to wear (on one's head)
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
for the first time; only after ... is it ...; only when ... do you ...; first time; (one's) first
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
number one; first; best; most; game; round
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
cotton plant (Gossypium spp.); batting; wadding; padding
to begin to say; to start talking; to broach (a matter); to be the first to say; to suggest (doing); to propose
very; considerably; by no means; not readily; middle; half-way point
to ferry across (e.g. a river); to carry across; to lay across; to build across; to hand over; to hand in
when; at what time; how soon; normal times; ordinary days
morning; breakfast; (arch.) next morning
I'm sorry; my apologies; excuse me; pardon me
in terms of both ... and ...; from the perspective of ... as well as ...; whether it be ... or ...
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally