better; preferable; more; increase; (arch.) increase; (arch.) growth
compensation; amends; redeeming feature
waste (of money, time, etc.); squandering; frittering away
to start to say; to attempt to say; to be about to say; to speak to; to address
to hold one's tongue; to shut up
accurate; correct; precise; exact
to take (someone to a place); to take (someone) with one; to take along; to lead away
total (money); full amount; sum
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)
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
10,000; ten thousand; myriad; everything; all; (arch.) various
yen (currency of Japan); circle
to enjoy; to take pleasure in; to have a good time; to look forward to
promise; agreement; appointment; engagement; convention; rule
splitting the bill (usu. evenly); splitting the check; paying one's own expenses; going Dutch
putting money aside; savings; deposit (e.g. in a bank); accumulated surplus of wins; wins in the bank
New Year (esp. first three days); first month of the year; January
New Year's gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
at once; immediately; right now
to be called ...; to be referred to as ...
there is no way that ...; easy; simple
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
I'm sorry; (it's) inexcusable; I feel regretful; thank you very much (for help, etc.)
peace of mind; relief; (sense of) security; safety; assurance; confidence
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
degree; amount; grade; standard; of the order of (following a number); about
lip balm; lip salve; chapstick
to evade (questions); to reply evasively; to beat around the bush; to throw up a smoke screen
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation
lovely; sweet; pretty; cute; adorable
putting that aside; that said; apart from that; anyway; be that as it may
have to (do, be); must (do, be); is indispensable; is absolutely necessary
in this way; like this; this (much); so; uh; er
suddenly; in a flash; quickly; conspicuously; prominently; showily
to occur to; to remind of; to come to mind
to smirk; to grin broadly
worry; concern; anxiety; care; help; aid
to call out to; to hail; to address; to appeal (e.g. to the public); to urge; to exhort
to get angry; to get mad; to lose one's temper; to scold; to tell (someone) off
be considered; be deemed; be thought to be
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good