to catch up (with); to draw level; to pull even; to be compensated; to make up for one's losses
ordinary person; run-of-the-mill people; John Doe; Jane Doe
to make short work of; to eat up quickly
as expected (positive events); as hoped for
to be mixed; to be blended with; to be combined; to associate with; to mingle with; to interest
word of mouth; comments written online (about a product, service, etc.); online reviews
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to break off; to come to an end; to be interrupted; to be cut short; to pause
being in dire distress; being hard put to it; the four and eight kinds of suffering
collection; recovery; withdrawal; retrieval
to become popular; to grow in popularity; to catch on
success; prosperity; boom
degree of difficulty; difficulty level
disastrous; tragic; miserable; wretched; pitiful; woeful
to occupy; to hold; to account for; to make up; to take up
periodic; regular; routine
to employ; to hire; to charter
goods; materials; commodities; resources; supplies
simple diet; plain food; simple food; frugal meal
guest; visitor; customer; client; shopper
insurrection; rebellion; revolt; riot; uprising
surprisingly; astonishingly; amazingly; alarmingly
as soon as...; just after...; immediately after...; hurriedly; in haste; quickly
column; beam; girder; digit; decade; order of magnitude
to smoke; to smoulder; to be sooty; to be smoke-stained; to smoulder (e.g. a dispute); to smolder
every day; daily; day after day; days (e.g. good old days)
wearisome; insipid; dull; irksome; wretched; vain
coloring; colouring; color scheme; colour scheme; (touch of) colour; embellishment
payment; bill; sweeping; clearing away; sweeping stroke (e.g. when writing kanji)
to benefit; to profit; to gain; to reap rewards
restaurant with only set meals
pretty girl who attracts customers to come inside a shop
half-hearted reply; vague answer; reluctant answer
cum (e.g. bedroom-cum-study); holding both roles (e.g. Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs); and; in addition; concurrently; at the same time
person with whom one is having an illicit love affair
entry (on stage); appearance (on screen); entrance; introduction (into a market)
love-hate relationships drama (movie, etc.)
blowing repeatedly (e.g. to cool something down); huffing and puffing; puffing and panting; struggling (with work, studies, etc.); having difficulty
guard on sword, polearms, etc.; flange; brim; visor (e.g. of a hat)