tolerable; passable; adequate; so-so
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
unsophisticated palate; inability to discern good and bad flavours
to put one's palms together (e.g. when praying or asking for something); to place one's hands together; to compete against someone; to play (a game, match, etc.) against someone
to desire; to wish; to beg; to request; to have something done for oneself
to cut off; to excise; to tear off; to cut out; to whittle down; to tear out
to stuff one's cheeks; to fill one's mouth (with food)
yes; yeah; hum; hmmm; oof
just (now, at the moment, etc.); just as; in the act of; as soon as; at the moment that
whole (body); full-length (e.g. portrait); systemic
to grow weak; to become weak; to lose strength
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
to sit down hard; to sink down to the floor
relief; reassurance; recognition of right to land ownership (by the shogunate, a feudal lord, etc.); (arch.) living safely surrounded by walls
repeatedly opening and closing (one's mouth); gasping; flapping (e.g. shoe sole); gaping open and shut; heartily (eating); devouring
(spoken) line (in a play, film, comic, etc.); one's lines; comment; remark; stock phrase; set phrase
... all over again (repeating the same failure)
to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
to soak into; to sink into; to seep into; to sink into (one's mind); to be (deeply) ingrained; to be instilled
you're welcome; don't mention it; not at all; my pleasure
best; supreme; wonderful; highest; maximum; most
remainder; remnant; the rest; what is left; balance; leftovers
next-door neighbors; (living, sitting) next to each other
to shine; to be visible; to be tinged with; to rise (of water levels); to flow in; to be felt (i.e. as an emotion); to come over one
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
the other day; lately; recently; meanwhile; in the meantime
steward; butler; court official; deacon (Anglican, Lutheran, etc.)
head; chief; merit; strong point; superiority; major
hole; hole; cup; (electron) hole
painful; difficult; distressing; (psychologically) difficult; straitened (circumstances); tight (financial situation)
even so; all the same; nevertheless; yes, but ...
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to leave (behind); to leave (undone); to not finish; to save; to set aside; to leave (to someone, esp. after one's death)
to interrupt; to obstruct (a view, someone's way, etc.); to block (light, wind, etc.); to intercept; to cut off
to appear; to come in sight; to become visible; to be expressed (e.g. emotions); to become apparent (e.g. trends, effects)
important; significant; precious; valuable; careful
to attack; to assail; to succeed (someone in a post, role, etc.); to make a sudden visit
hypothesis; supposition; assumption; expectation; anticipation
blank space (in a document); blank; void; whitespace
to exploit a gap (in attention, security, etc.); to catch off guard
with a smooch (kissing); with a light smacking sound
to be blown off; to blow off; to blow away; to vanish; to disappear; to be dispelled
(carved) statue; sculpture