otherwise; or else; if not
chores; odd jobs; miscellaneous affairs; miscellaneous expenses
oh!; ah!; oh dear!; good grief!; dear me!; thank God!
bitter smile; wry smile; strained laugh; sarcastic laugh
numeral; digit; figure; number; a few characters
to be opposite; to face each other; to confront (an issue); to face
one; for one thing; only; (not) even; just (e.g. "just try it"); some kind of; one type of
to ask; to enquire; to query
newcomer; new figure; new member; modern humans (from Cro-Magnon man onwards); Homo sapiens
war; battle; match; game; competition
to stretch; to extend; to straighten out; to be flattened; to spread (of paint, cream, etc.); to stretch out (e.g. of a hand); to extend
to be visible; to be clear; to be evident; to be certain
growth; development; growing up; growth (of a company, the economy, etc.)
cool; refreshing; clear (e.g. eyes); bright; clear; distinct
mass meeting; convention; tournament; competition; grand event
near; neighbourhood; nearly (e.g. "it took nearly one year"); close to; shortly; soon
really; very; extremely; (not) anything; (not) at all; (not) a bit
oh; right; I see; OK; gotcha
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
encouragement; spurring (on); cheering (on)
to throw; to hurl; to give up; to abandon; to cast (a glance, shadow, doubt, etc.)
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)
to use a calculator; to calculate cost-benefit; to calculate profitability
to start; to begin; to start up (a business, society, etc.); to open (e.g. a store); to start ...; to begin to ...
immersing oneself in; being absorbed in; devoting oneself to; giving oneself up entirely to
to enter; to come in; to join (a club, company, etc.); to enter (a university, the army, etc.); to be contained (in); to be included (in); to (be able to) fit (in a container, building, etc.)
comfort; ease; easy; simple; (economically) comfortable; raku pottery
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet; to post on Twitter
to pretend; to act (as if)
finally; at last; barely; narrowly; gradually; little by little
release; unleashing; liberation; deallocation (of computer memory)
air conditioning; air cooling
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
complete change; about-face
to feel depressed; to be down
even though; despite; when
from now on; after this; in the future; from here; from this point
in the morning; during the morning
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
miscellaneous duties; (trivial) routine tasks; small jobs; odd jobs
overflowing; effusive; exuberant; bountiful
practice; training; drill; (an) exercise; workout
plans; arrangement; schedule; program; programme; expectation