soft; software; soft hat; felt hat; soft serve ice cream; softball
dramatic (improvement); remarkable (difference); marked; (far) better; exceptional
low-spec; having nothing to compete with (on the dating scene); having nothing going for one; being a lost cause
retention; maintenance; preservation
so much (something) as to (e.g. so moved as to cry); overwhelmed; carried away; because of too much
remainder of one's life; one's remaining days; time left (to live)
to get back; to regain; to recover; to make up (for); to catch up on
dress; attire; clothing; getup; outfit; personal appearance
speech and conduct; words and deeds
fool; nitwit; The Fool (Tarot card)
offender; criminal; culprit
to bring; to take; to bring about
serious; severe; grave; acute
to shift; to slide (e.g. something away from something else); to move (e.g. something out of the way); to put off; to delay; to postpone
count; counting; count of balls and strikes; count (after a knock-down in boxing); count (of radioactivity)
to cause casualties; to result in deaths
insufficiency; deficiency; shortage; dissatisfaction; discontent; complaint
could result in (something undesirable); might end up (doing, happening); run the risk of
to come to the point; to get straight to the point; to speak frankly; to speak plainly; to talk straight
world; society; people; the public
heartlessness; hardness of heart; coldheartedness; insentient; inanimate
face; honour; meld; lineup (of players participating in a mahjong game); attendees (e.g. at a meeting); members
to increase; to add to; to augment
difficult to ...; hard to ...
making no mistakes (esp. in a performance)
clear; clearing (a bar, hurdle, etc.); overcoming; getting through; clearing (the ball); clearing (e.g. a checked box)
errand; mission; messenger; bearer; familiar spirit; use
all members; all hands; everyone; everybody; whole crew
complete devotion (to); total commitment (to); unvarying support (for); unwavering fixation (on); rigid preoccupation (with)
bento; Japanese box lunch
stealing a march on; getting a head start; secretly acting before others; solo raid on an enemy's camp (for glory)
to manufacture; to produce; to raise (crops); to invent; to dream up; to create
blending of Japanese and Western styles
not the time for; not the place for; far from; anything but; ... is out of the question; ... isn't the word for it
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
completely beating somebody up; being completely knocked down; thoroughly bashing somebody
end; tip; end (of the year, month, etc.); close; youngest child; descendants; offspring
everyone; everybody; all; everything; all
enactment; establishment; creation
to get tired of; to lose interest in; to be fed up with; to have enough