majority; more than half; most (of); mostly; largely; mainly
demand; firm request; requisition; requirement; desire
avenue; street; coming and going; street traffic; flow (of water, air, etc.); transmission (of sound); reach (e.g. of voice)
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow; anyhow; one way or another
good humour (humor); good mood
cake served with tea; teacake
of course; certainly; naturally
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
remuneration; recompense; reward; toll
action; movements; motions; bearing; behaviour; behavior
substitute; replacement; stand-in; proxy; compensation; exchange
tap-tap; knock-knock; cough-cough; bark (of a fox); yelp; heavily (e.g. of snow falling)
door (esp. Japanese-style); shutter; window shutter; (arch.) entrance (to a home); (arch.) narrows
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to respond; to answer; to meet (e.g. demands, expectations); to affect; to take a toll; to strike home
the other day; a few days ago
reaching; attaining; arrival
rank; place (e.g. first place); decimal place; counter for ghosts
to hang; to suspend; to lower; to reduce; to demote; to move back
to stop talking; to be silent
knowing; (an) acquaintance
carelessly; thoughtlessly; inadvertently
now that you mention it; come to think of it; that reminds me; on that subject; speaking of which
support; backing; aid; assistance
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
to descend (e.g. a mountain); to go down; to alight (e.g. from bus); to get off; to step down; to retire; to be granted
place; spot; field; discipline; occasion; situation; scene (of a play, movie, etc.)
air; atmosphere; mood; situation; someone with no presence; someone who doesn't stand out at all
now (when it is already much too late); at this stage; afresh; anew; again
(looking around) restlessly; (looking) all around; goggling
members; member; constituent
forbidding to speak; muzzling (a person); bribing into secrecy; hush money
that's the way it is; such is life
just now; at this moment; at this point of time
hindrance; obstacle; to visit (someone's home); demon who hinders Buddhist training; demon who obstructs sentient beings from maintaining moral behaviour
to cut down; to slay; to truncate; to round down; to omit; to discard