to lose; to be defeated; to give in (to); to yield; to be inferior (to); to be second (to)
far from; anything but; not at all ... but rather ...; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
you can get used to living anywhere; home is where you make it; wherever I lay my hat is home
fight; fighting spirit; fight!; do your best
(I) will; (I) shall; let's; (I) wonder (if); might it be (that)
noshi; long thin strip of dried abalone in folded patterned paper, attached to a gift
simple; easy; uncomplicated; brief; quick; light
to end; to come to an end; to finish; to complete; to finish doing; to be past its (one's) prime
life; living; livelihood; (one's) living
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
correction; rectification; mending; repair
order (for an item); request; demand; condition
article; item; quality; flirtatiousness; coquetry
natural; reasonable; obvious; usual; common; ordinary
to assign; to allot; to allocate; to divide among; to distribute; to prorate
almost; nearly; hardly; barely; large majority; large proportion
there is nothing; having nothing
commonplace; ordinary; typical; ubiquitous; run-of-the-mill; mundane
steel; steal (baseball, basketball)
calculator (electronic); pocket calculator
writing implement; writing tool
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
unnatural; artificial; false; forced (e.g. smile); empty (e.g. compliments)
indeed; really; very; extremely; absolutely; certainly
office supplies; stationery
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
(corporate) restructuring; downsizing; laying off (workers)
just before; on the verge of; on the brink of; just in front of; just ahead of
leisurely post; do-nothing job; sinecure
feeling of a house or a room
to memorize; to memorise; to learn; to pick up; to feel; to think
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
existing (at the present moment); alright; acceptable; to be (usu. of inanimate objects); to have
to use (a tool, method, etc.); to make use of; to use (a person, animal, puppet, etc.); to employ; to use (time, money, etc.); to spend
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
to draw (water); to ladle; to pour (into a cup); to drink (together); to consider (feelings, the situation, etc.); to sympathize with
genuine; real; authentic; full-scale; full-blown; all-out
business; work; operations; service; duties