few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
establishment; creation; posing (a problem); options setting; preference settings; configuration
to grumble; to make difficulties
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
first of all; at once; right away; for now; for the time being
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, 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
suspicion will raise bogies; once you suspect something, everything else will look suspicious; jumping at shadows
since when; from when; how long
accurate; correct; precise; exact
just (now); quite (near); unintentionally; subconsciously
happy; glad; pleased; joyful; delightful; gratifying
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
to talk; to chat; to chatter
to offer (a suggestion, etc.); to propose (an idea, etc.); to approach with (a proposal, etc.)
as is; as it is; as things are; like this; this way; at this rate
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that; to be the result (of); to be the outcome; to be the reason (for)
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to look after; to take care of; to be put in charge of; to be given responsibility for; to withhold (an announcement); to reserve (judgment)
exchange; interchange; switching; reciprocity; barter; substitution
cash; ready money; money on hand; mercenary; self-interested; calculating
honorific/polite/humble prefix
have to (verb); must (verb); is indispensable; absolutely necessary
to receive; to get; to accept; to take; to interpret; to understand
information; news; intelligence; information; data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.
making; forming; cultivating; form; appearance
thanks to ...; owing to ...; because of ...
three; three years of age
grasp; catch; understanding
to hear; to listen (e.g. to music); to ask; to enquire; to hear about; to hear of; to follow (advice, order, etc.)
stage; step; level; rank; order; stairs
several; a number of; quantity; amount; counting; figures; number
please; somehow or other; one way or another
also; too; not ... either; (it's not possible) no matter what; although one might wish otherwise
mouth; opening; hole; mouth (of a bottle); spout; gate; door
treachery; betrayal; perfidy
disclosure; exposure; revelation