inferior to; suffering by comparison with; unable to compare with
to keep within limits (e.g. spending); to restrain (e.g. emotions); to control; to hold back (e.g. an enemy); to check; to curb
plan; scheme; (payment) plan; package; deal
to compare; to make a comparison; to compete; to vie
one day; all day (long); throughout the day; first day of the month
cheap; inexpensive; calm; peaceful; quiet
few; a little; scarce; insufficient; seldom
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
long (distance, length); long (time); protracted; prolonged
association; socializing; socialising; fellowship
style; way; shape; form; appearance; state
(picture) frame; framed picture; amount (esp. of money); sum
to read; to recite (e.g. a sutra); to chant; to predict; to guess; to decipher; to count
nicely; properly; frequently; often; I'm glad that you ...; thank you for ...
liked; well-liked; in love (with); loved; faddism; eccentricity
dimly; faintly; with a faint light; warmly; friendly; in a heartwarming manner
fellow; guy; thing; object; he; she
to put to use; to make good use of; to exploit
what kind of; what sort of; what; no matter what (kind of); whatever; any
only; merely; but; no more than
companion; fellow; group; company; member of the same category (family, class)
by the way; incidentally; sometimes; occasionally; precisely (at that time); exactly
trouble; troubles; worry; distress; sorrows; anguish
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
illness (usu. excluding minor ailments, e.g. common cold); disease; bad habit; bad behaviour; crazy; insane
big; large; loud; extensive; spacious; important
small; little; slight; below average (in degree, amount, etc.); low (e.g. sound); soft (e.g. voice)
language; dialect; word; phrase; speech; (manner of) speaking
retailing; repeating (someone else's words, opinion, etc.); parroting; echoing
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
(for something) to have occurred; to have done (something); (for something) to happen on occasion
indicates supposition; if ... then; when; (typically after someone's name) indicates exasperation
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
protagonist; main character; hero(ine) (of a story); head of household
myself; yourself; I; me; you
to move; to stir; to operate; to run; to make a move; to take action; to be touched
to roll up; to enfold; to swallow up; to involve; to drag into
model; type (e.g. of machine, goods, etc.); type; style; mold (mould); template; kata (standard form of a movement, posture, etc. in martial arts, sport, etc.)
that being the case; because of ...; the reason is ...; given that ...
to be aware of; to know; to notice; to feel; to understand; to comprehend; to remember
like; similar to; (I) think (that); (I) have a feeling (that); feels like; feels similar to