thinnish; somewhat narrow
cloth; fabric; dough; batter; inherent quality; one's true character; unglazed pottery
tendency; trend; inclination
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to take (someone) with one; to bring along; to go with; to be accompanied by
to turn up; to make an appearance; to put in an appearance; to drop by
to put; to place; to leave (behind); to establish (an organization, a facility, a position, etc.); to set up; to appoint (someone to a certain position); to hire
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to gather; to collect; to assemble
rare; uncommon; not often seen
just (e.g. "just wait here"); come now; tolerably; passably; well...; I think...
compulsion; coercion; forcing (to do); enforcement
to entrust (e.g. a task) to another; to leave to; to passively leave to someone else's facilities; to leave to take its natural course; to continue (something) in a natural fashion (without particular aim); to rely fully on one's (full strength, great ability, long time taken) to get something done
participation; joining; entry; adherence
to look displeased; to frown; to scowl; to look grave; to look serious
perhaps; possibly; maybe; if; in case; in the event that
fast; quick; early (in the day, etc.); premature; (too) soon; not yet
pressing; urging; demanding; demand
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
affirmation; affirmative (logic)
continuously in some state (for a long time, distance); throughout; much (better, etc.); by far; far away; long ago
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to dodge (e.g. a question); to evade; to sidestep; to give (someone) the slip
... is the reason; ... is my excuse
it is ... that ...; precisely; although; while; it is precisely because ... that ...; only because ...
last business day of the year
right away; without delay; as soon as possible; very soon
to refuse; to reject; to inform; to give notice; to ask leave; to excuse oneself (from)
inside; within; while (e.g. one is young); during; among; amongst; in (secret, chaos, poverty, etc.)
parent; parents; dealer (in cards, mahjong, etc.); banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
overprotective; excessive care; overprotection; overprotectiveness
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
early; a little earlier than usual; a little faster than usual; slightly quicker
to be (in contrast to something that is not the case)
one's post; one's station; department; bureau; section
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough