mouthful; morsel; gulp; sip; one word; in short
miserable; wretched; unhappy; sad; pitiable
staff; stuff; stuffing; filling
to smash; to crush; to shut down; to put out of business; to wreck; to break; to butcher
to achieve results; to be successful (in a venture, etc.)
to put on (one's head); to wear; to be covered with (dust, snow, etc.); to pour (water, etc.) on oneself; to bear (e.g. someone's debts, faults, etc.); to take (blame); to overlap (e.g. sound or color)
consideration; concern; attention; thoughtfulness; making arrangements; care
schedule; program; programme; agenda
to blow upon; to breathe on; to pick (a fight); to force (unreasonable terms); to exaggerate; to overcharge
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
to take another good look at; to reconsider; to analyze; to reexamine
be on your guard!; take care!
stopgap; makeshift; temporary measure
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
to raise; to rear; to train; to teach; to promote the growth of; to nurture
if it's going to be that way, then ...; if given the choice; if possible; if anything
advantageous; favourable; better; profitable; lucrative; gainful
requital of a favour (favor); repayment (of an obligation, kindness, etc.)
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
irritating; troublesome; gloomy (e.g. mood); depressing; heavy (weather); cloudy
to ward off (e.g. an attack); to fend off (e.g. a question); to elude; to evade; to dodge; to turn aside (e.g. a joke)
grateful; thankful; welcome; appreciated; evoking gratitude
story; tale; talk; discussion
to grant someone's request
commitment; pledge; promise
intuition; instinct; insight; hunch; immediacy
to fuss over; to be particular about; to be obsessive about; to be fixated on; to obstruct; to hinder
to fit into (a box, frame, category, etc.); to be contained within; to settle down (into); to be installed (in one's rightful place); to settle into (one's position); to take up (a post)
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
angle; square; cube; bishop; third degree (of the Japanese and Chinese pentatonic scale); Chinese "horn" constellation (one of the 28 mansions); jiao (monetary unit of China; one-tenth of a yuan)
settlement; conclusion; summary
company employee; member of a corporation; company stockholder (esp. in legal contexts)
surname; family name; hereditary title (used in ancient Japan to denote rank and political standing)
kanji (as opposed to kana); printed style (of writing Chinese characters); square style; real name
big hit; smash hit; popular item (e.g. movie, music)
young and energetic; up-and-coming