gleaning (i.e. picking up crop left after harvesting)
difficult; hard; impossible; unfeasible; fussy; particular; gloomy
to need; to demand; to take; to require
(a) little; (a) few; slight; only; just; merely
vigilance; caution; alertness; precaution; being on guard
on the occasion of; at the time of
then; in that case; considering; if that is the case; if so
anticlimax; let-down; disappointment; loss of interest
favourable; favorable; doing well; OK; all right
strange; weird; wonder; mystery; cleverness; adroitness
cleaning; clean-up; garbage collection; scavenging
spoils of war; booty; war trophy; something one managed to obtain or buy (at a bargain sale, merchandise stall, etc.); purchases; prizes (at an arcade, etc.)
Manila clam (Ruditapes philippinarum); Japanese littleneck clam
worry; fear; anxiety; concern
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
to say enough (as much as required); to say plenty; to say well; to say cleverly; to say often; to say frequently
to push into; to cram into; to stuff into; to break in; to burgle; to burglarize
I've heard that ...; rumour has it that ...; it appears as if ...
to be late; to be delayed; to fall behind (in a race, one's studies, etc.); to lag behind; to be bereaved of; to be preceded by (someone) in death
inside out; upside down; flip side; opposite; contrary
fleeting (glimpse, glance, etc.)
to look out over; to survey (scene); to take an extensive view of
Mr.; Mrs.; makes a word more polite (usu. in fixed expressions); state; situation
to be noticeable; to notice; to catch one's eye
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
delightful; joyous; joyful; happy; desirable; welcome
confusion; distraction; derangement
in spite of; nevertheless; although; despite; no matter the; regardless of
that is to say; that is; in short; in brief; clogging; obstruction; shrinkage
to be forestalled; to fall behind; to be one step behind
even; if only; if just; as long as; the only thing needed
trouble; problem; mess; difficulty; nuisance
near; close by; within reach; familiar
number one; first; best; most; game; round
to greet; to call out (to); to invite; to get in touch (with); to cheer (on); to give vocal support (to)
your; indicates high rank or status; indicates love and respect (usu. for an older person)
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
straight to the point; point-blank; frank; direct