several times; a few times; several degrees; a few degrees
temporary; transitory; short-lived
indicates reason or excuse; indicates dissatisfaction; indicates desire to be pampered or indulged
throughout; over a period of ...; over a span of ...
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
willpower; energy; vitality
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
for (e.g. "she dances well for an eight-year old"); considering it's (something or someone)
surely; undoubtedly; sternly; severely; having no slack; rigid
matter; affair; counter for (received) emails, text messages, voicemail messages, etc.; counter for accounts (on a website, email service, etc.)
still; as yet; (not) yet; more; (more) still; at least
information; news; information (data contained in characters, signals, code, etc.); informatics (as a subject)
such ... as; or some such
whistling (wind); blowing; fluttering (in the wind); waving; staggering; tottering
attitude; manner; behaviour; attitude (towards an issue, etc.); position; stance
to go through; to pierce; to run through (e.g. a river through a city); to pass through; to stick to (opinion, principles, etc.); to carry out
lodging; inn; house; home; home of a servant's parents (or guarantor, etc.)
guidance; leading (the way); information; notice; announcement (of a visitor's arrival); informing (someone) of a visitor's arrival
per-capita division; division according to the number of people
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)
competing; competition; auction
to breathe out; to breathe; to tell (a lie); to use (foul language); to vomit; to throw up
correspondence (to); equivalence; suitability; coordination; dealing with; coping with
increasingly; more and more; decreasingly; less and less
doubt; misgivings; distrust; suspicion
seed (e.g. of a plant); pip; progeny; offspring; paternal blood; lineage; sperm
to plant; to transplant; to instil (idea, feeling, etc.)
first of all; to begin with; probably; most likely; more or less (satisfactory); on the whole
dining room; dining hall; cafeteria; restaurant; eatery; snack bar
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
proposal; proposition; suggestion
some people; a number of people; several people; a few people
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
several people; a few people
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to divide (into); to split (into); to share; to distribute; to distinguish; to discriminate; to break up (a fight)
face; mask; face guard; striking the head (in kendo); surface (esp. a geometrical surface); page; aspect