essentially nonexistent; virtually nil
in the face of; in defiance of
at the critical moment; when the time comes; when it's most important; when necessary; in an emergency; when push comes to shove
to put away; to stow away; to tuck away; to hoard
festival; feast; harassment by an Internet pitchfork mob; online shaming; galore (as in "goals galore"); frenzy
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
to take out; to carry out; to bring out from where it belongs; to mention something; to broach a topic; to bring up (a subject)
standard; set; routine; decided
as one would expect; naturally; indeed; still; all the same; after all
instead of; in place of; as a substitute for; in exchange for; in return for; to make up for
to appear on the market; to be in season (e.g. fruit); to circulate widely; to make the rounds; to go around
portrait; likeness; sketch (of a face)
ostentatious; gaudy; showy
always; all the time; never; usual; regular
although; though; despite the fact that ...
store; shop; establishment; restaurant
to obtain; to come into possession of; to get hold of; to get one's hands on
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
red; crimson; red-containing colour (e.g. brown, pink, orange); Red (i.e. communist); red light (traffic); red ink (i.e. in finance or proof-reading); (in) the red
ticket; token; label; tag; sign; card; playing card
to paste; to stick; to affix; to station; to post
(one's) Sunday best; (one's) best clothes; glad rags
to wear extra clothes; to dress formally
shrine; palace; imperial residence; Imperial prince; Imperial princess; headboard with built-in shelves, drawers, etc.
public square; square; plaza; open space; clearing
to crowd (a house); to throng to (a door)
abbreviation; omission; outline; gist; plan; strategy
splendid; magnificent; gorgeous
audience (with a superior, e.g. nobility)
cheers; applause; ovation; acclamation
to dash over oneself (e.g. water); to take (e.g. shower); to bask in (e.g. the sun); to suffer (e.g. an attack); to draw (e.g. criticism, attention, praise); to have heaped upon
physical condition; state of health
bad; poor; poor (quality); inferior; evil; sinful; ugly
to draw back; to sink; to be set back (e.g. from a road); to withdraw (e.g. from the public eye); to retire to (somewhere)
to (keep in) mind; to give heed to; to pay attention to
in short; in a word; to sum up; to put it simply; to make a long story short; after all
to have an audience; to meet; to face (an enemy); to confront; to serve (esp. as one's wife)
one; 1; best; first; foremost; beginning; start
remaining; left-over; excess
one by one; each; every; at intervals of
apiece; each; at a time; piecemeal
to decide; to determine; to establish; to lay down; to bring peace (to); to make peaceful
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
drumming (noise); beating; rapidly; quickly; continuously; one after the other
the number of people; many people; a large number of people; (counted as an) adult