very small fraction (of); very small proportion; very small part; tiny bit
nothing but; except; no more than
very; awfully; exceedingly; (not) at all; by no means; simply (cannot)
low (rank, degree, value, content, quality, etc.); low (position); close to the ground; short (height); deep (voice); in a low key
bitterness; distress; pain; bitterness and astringency
tool; implement; means; furniture
danger; peril; hazard; risk
than; in comparison to; rather than; over; above
very; greatly; immense; enormous; serious; grave
with a whiff; with a puff; suddenly; abruptly; without warning
light; bright; bright (colour); cheerful; bright; bright (future, prospects, etc.); rosy
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
joy; delight; rapture; pleasure; gratification; rejoicing
to overflow; to brim over; to flood
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
special someone; special person; precious one; significant other
few; little; small (amount); low; scarce; insufficient
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
to wait on someone hand and foot; to take personal care of someone
Mr; Mrs; Miss; politeness marker
bare minimum; minimum necessary (amount, number, etc.)
tear; tears; lachrymal secretion; sympathy
to spill over and fall; to scatter (petals, leaves, etc.)
individual; private person; personal; natural person
to surround; to encircle; to besiege; to lay siege to; to play (go, shogi, etc.)
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
to lose (something); to get rid of; to eliminate; to remove
to meet (by chance); to come across; to meet (e.g. of rivers, highways, etc.); to emerge and engage (an enemy)
extravagant; absurd; unbelievable; enormous; tremendous; extraordinary
to starve; to be famished; to be hungry; to be starved of (e.g. love); to be thirsty for (e.g. knowledge); to be hungry for
is not; am not; are not; isn't it?
man; male; fellow; guy; male lover; boyfriend
comfort; consolation; diversion
nonexistent; not being (there); not having; not
adds force to a statement, decision or conclusion; indicates command; (strongly) emphasizes the previous word; adds focus; some- (e.g. something, someone)
somewhere; in some respects; in some way
to poke fun at; to make fun of; to send up
with these words; while saying
to comfort; to console; to amuse
sympathy; consideration; (arch.) service; (arch.) labor; (arch.) illness; (arch.) disease
to contain; to comprise; to hold in the mouth; to bear in mind; to understand; to express (emotion, etc.)
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
just now; a little while back; a short time ago
to have a talk; to tell a story