case; occasion; situation; circumstances
to empty; to remove; to move out; to clear out; to be away from (e.g. one's house); to leave (temporarily); to dawn
to make; to produce; to prepare (food); to brew (alcohol); to raise; to grow; to till
calculation; computation; reckoning; consideration; calculation; estimation
preparation; arrangements; provision; getting ready; laying out (e.g. a meal)
but (still); and yet; nevertheless; even so; notwithstanding
safe; secure; certainly; surely; no thanks; I'm good
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
honorific/polite/humble prefix
food expenses; money for food; charge for board
approximately; about; to (about) the extent that; (almost) enough that; as ... as ...; like
shop; store; establishment; restaurant
and (concurrently; e.g. chauffeur and secretary); in addition to; at the same time; cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study)
residence; housing; residential building
to buy; to purchase; to buy out
thing; object; one's things; possessions; things; something; quality
because; as; since; because of that; therefore; accordingly
unnecessary; not needed; not necessary
one person; being alone; being by oneself; being single; being unmarried; by oneself
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
to compare; to make a comparison (between); to compete (on); to measure (one's strength, ability, etc. against another's)
measurement error; calculation error; discrepancy; deviation; difference
extent; scope; sphere; range; span
having no choice but to ...; all one can do is ...; there's nothing to do except ...; having nothing but ...; there is only ...; having only ...
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
certainly; of course; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how); without even; without so much as; at the (least, earliest, etc.)
all kinds of things; various things; large number of people
to finish; to get through with; to graduate; to come to an end; to end; to finish doing ...
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
meal (e.g. lunch, dinner); diet
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
had better ...; had better not ...
don't you think?; indicates question