small amount; jot; nothing much; (to a) slight degree; wee bit
application; request; petition
permission; approval; authorization; to permit; to authorize
deadly serious; deadly earnest
genius; prodigy; natural gift
as a matter of fact; to tell the truth
betrayer; traitor; turncoat; informer
censure; denunciation; (verbal) attack; blaming
great difference; major mistake
with a roar (of flames); with a whoosh; suddenly blushing; in a daze; absent-mindedly; dimly
one's weak point; one's sore spot; raw nerve
to stick into; to pierce; to run into
busy; occupied; hectic; restless; hurried; fidgety
busy; having no (free) time
deep down; special place in one's heart; in the back of one's mind
when; how soon; how long until
thriving (prosperous) business; rush of business
towards (a destination); for the purpose of; with the goal of; targeting (a group, a demographic)
both; both sides; both parties
on purpose; deliberately; intentionally
figure of a person; figures of people; shadow of a person
knack; skill; bone; skeleton; cremated remains (esp. the bones); ashes
walking; pace; step; course (of history, one's life, etc.); history; pitch (of a screw, etc.)
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
to fire oneself up; to give it one's all; to get psyched; to fire someone up (with scolding, corporal punishment, etc.); to rouse
make-up; making food (in a delivery-only restaurant); cooking
to be filled with strength; to be filled with effort; to be enthusiastic about; to be tired (ironic)
sloppy; slovenly; slipshod; negligent; loose; unkempt
decisively; decidedly; boldly; precisely; exactly
certainly; surely; undoubtedly; just; precisely; exactly
(not) altogether; (not) wholly
unskillful; poor; awkward; imprudent; untactful
reverberation; swelling (of a hymn); lingering memory; aftertaste; suggestiveness (of a book, poem, etc.)
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
dry cough; hacking cough; intentional cough (i.e. to get someone's attention)
one's (only) good suit (or kimono)
very easy; piece of cake; child's play; before breakfast
in; at; on; as for; regarding; with regards to
(not) always; (not) necessarily; (not) entirely; (not) all
going through; going via; going by way of
person concerned; interested party; related party
ex post facto report; report after the event
one's own strength or effort; (by) oneself