deduction in advance (of tax, interest, etc.)
one-sided; unilateral; arbitrary
offer; tender; providing; sponsoring (a TV program)
dispersing; breaking up; running away
gradually; by degrees; little by little; steps; stairs; staircase
negotiations; discussions; connection
around the clock; day and night
it does not mean that ...; I don't mean that ...; it is not the case that
a little; a bit; slightly
dripping; trickling; drop by drop; in drops
apparently; appears to be
soliloquy; monologue; speaking to oneself
to mutter; to murmur; to grumble; to tweet (Twitter)
empty; void; vain; fruitless; lifeless
tasks; things to do; errand; business (to take care of); affairs; engagement
to arrive at (after a struggle); to finally reach; to find one's way to; to finally hit on (e.g. an idea)
two (long cylindrical things)
wickedness; evil; iniquity; wrongness
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money); to hang; to come into view; to arrive; to come under (a contract, a tax); to start (engines, motors); to attend
signboard; sign; draw; attraction; reputation (of a shop); name
fresco (technique of blending wet plaster with water-based paint); (laboratory) flask
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
middle of the night; dead of night
to visit; to call on; to arrive (season, time, situation, etc.); to come; (arch.) to make a sound; (arch.) to send a letter
to use up; to exhaust; to wear out
healing item; health item
usually; ordinarily; always; continuous; 24-hour (operation, care, etc.); constant
shortage of stock; scarcity of goods
sudden price jump; steep price rise
direct; immediate; personal; firsthand
to cost little; to come cheap
means of making contact; intermediary; go-between; connections; influence; pull
to rely on; to depend on; to count on; to turn to (for help)
simply; merely; only; solely
door; gate; opening; title page
knock; knocking; fungo hitting; hitting balls for fielding practice
to have a smattering knowledge of
to talk about; to speak of; to recite; to chant; to indicate; to show