the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
worthless; insignificant; unimportant; poor; miserable; wretched
no more than; just; only; mere; goes no further than
to content oneself with; to be resigned to (one's fate); to be contented (satisfied) with (one's lot)
writing on someone's behalf
rough (behaviour, temperament, etc.); wild; rude; violent
cleaning up somebody else's mess; carrying the can; ass-wiping; arse-wiping
large quantity; massive (quantity); mass (e.g. mass production, mass transit, mass destruction)
something or other; one thing or another; this or that
exactly; precisely; closely; tightly; properly; without fail
to bury (e.g. in the ground); to fill up (e.g. audience fills a hall); to cause to be packed; to plug (a gap); to stop (a gap); to make up for (a loss, shortage, etc.); to make amends
futility; waste; uselessness; pointlessness; idleness
overserious; deeply sincere; very earnest
(one) could even say that
by the way; in this connection; incidentally; in passing
(piece of) writing; document; (act of) writing
occasionally; once in a while; now and then; rarely; seldom
homework; assignment; pending issue; unresolved problem; open question
working overtime; detention; being kept in (e.g. after school)
origin; source; base; basis; cause; ingredient; material
to make a mistake (in); to commit an error (e.g. in calculation); to confuse; to mistake something for something else
to comfort; to console; to amuse
to grow cold (from room temperature, e.g. in refrigerator); to get chilly; to cool down
to carry; to transport; to come; to go; to wield (a tool, etc.); to use
whirling; revolving; coiling around; winding around; working tirelessly; working hard
to turn; to rotate; to pass around; to send around; to move (someone or something to where its needed); to send; to turn (to a new use)
presentation (of documents); submission (of an application, report, etc.); production (e.g. of evidence); introduction (e.g. of a bill); filing; turning in
very; extremely; exceedingly; top; highest; best
but then; although; though; reasonable; natural; just
close friend; bosom friend; buddy; crony; chum
bill; bill of sale; tab (for later payment); credit; contact move (in go); direct attack to an enemy stone; sound effect produced by striking with clappers a wooden board in kabuki
to paw (at) the ground; to struggle (using one's arms and legs); to flounder; to struggle (to escape an adverse situation); to strive
to turn; to revolve; to visit several places; to function well; to pass a certain time
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to cut corners; to be shoddy