mwahahaha (evil laughter); coo coo; cooing; stifled laughter; suppressed laughter; sound of snagging
not without its worth; not to be undervalued; not altogether hopeless; nothing to sneeze at; pretty impressive
to shorten; to cut short; to trim; to cut down on; to reduce; to scrimp on
to invest in; to sink money into; to put into; to lay out (funds); to inject; to impregnate
each day; from day to day; day-to-day
poverty; need; destitution; having great difficulty with; struggling greatly with; being in distress
as you (they, etc.) say; as you suggest; I absolutely agree
behavior; behaviour; conduct; entertainment; treat; feast
recommendation; referral; endorsement
another day; some other day
riddled with holes; full of holes; full of flaws; full of loopholes; faulty
oral; verbal; spoken; parol
to forget to mention; to leave unspoken; to let slip a secret
stormy and full of drama; full of ups and downs; with many vicissitudes
due to the nature of one's job; because of one's line of work
to put into order; to arrange (one's thoughts)
highish; somewhat high; on the high side; somewhat expensive; comparatively expensive; on the expensive side
originator; ringleader; perpetrator; main culprit; person responsible
document; letter; writing; contents (e.g. of a letter)
outline; summary; gist; roughly; about; nearly
everywhere; everywhere one goes; wherever one goes
stagnation; hindrance; delay
border (between countries); national border
deployment; disposition; posting; stationing
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
talks (i.e. formal discussions); conference; meeting
three countries; Three Kingdoms (in China, 220 CE-280 CE); Three Kingdoms (in Korea, 57 BCE-668 CE); (arch.) Japan, China and India; (arch.) Japan, Korea and China
Shikoku (smallest of the four main islands of Japan)
representation; representative; exemplification; typification; leader; switchboard number
in name only; figurehead; (only) by name
being present (at the same meeting, occasion, etc.); attendance (with); sitting with; same (seating) precedence; same rank
overcoat; exceeding; going over; exaggerated; overdone; over par; overexposure
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
small dish (usu. one of several accompanying rice); side dish; fill; fill-in (drumming); jack-off material; something to masturbate to
two people alike; two of a kind; kissing cousins; two people cut from the same cloth
to take care of someone; to look after someone; to help; to give help where it isn't wanted; to be officious; to bother
very caring; kind; helpful; service-minded
to do whatever it takes; to use every trick in the book; to use any means; to stop at nothing
to get on well (with someone); (lit.) to be a good match with one's horse