rather than; more ... than ...
100,000,000; one hundred million; 10^8
rate; ratio; one tenth; ten percent; (comparative) profit; gain; assignment
empty lot; vacant plot of land
to all appearances; no matter how you look at it
generally; mainly; nearly all; almost all; gist; summary; staying within bounds
insistent; obstinate; persistent; too rich (taste, etc.); fatty; heavy
about; on; regarding; per; for every
discussion; argument; debate
(in) the middle of; (in) the midst of; (in) the course of; (at) the height of
suddenly; all of a sudden; unexpectedly
to cross (e.g. road); to traverse
yikes!; eek!; ook; eek; customer
earth; ground; the solid earth; the (vast) land
terrific; staggering; tremendous; frightful; ghastly; horrific
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
sound; noise; (speech) sound; Chinese-derived reading of a kanji
uniform; equal; even; common; ordinary; usual
type; style; mold; mould; kata (set sequence of positions and movements in martial arts); style (in kabuki, noh, etc.); convention
simply; merely; only; solely
lucky; nice!; score!; bingo!
state; condition; the way things should be; ideal state; truth
(suffering) damage; injury; harm
small mercy (from some misfortune); silver lining of a dark cloud; consolation in sadness; blessing in disguise
obstruction; impediment; hindrance; inhibition; blocking; check
world; society; life; lifetime; age; era; reign
having serious consequences; costing dearly; cannot get away with it; for free; for nothing; easily
side; edge; beside; while (doing); in addition to; at the same time
house; residence; family; household; lineage; family name
dog (Canis (lupus) familiaris); canine; squealer; rat; loser; asshole
deed (esp. negative); act; action; one's doing; one's work
mere shadow of one's former self; having no trace left (of former glories, talent, looks, etc.); unrecognizable (as the person one used to be); unrecognisable
to make matters worse; besides; what's more; in addition; on top of that
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out