mostly; nearly; practically; well-nigh; almost invariably; all but
weak; feeble; delicate; frail; helpless
ordinary citizen; the general public
rate; ratio; comparatively; contrary to expectations
taking care of one's sexual urges; sexual gratification
purpose; goal; aim; objective; intention
should (be); bound (to be); nock (of a bow); nock (of an arrow); nock-shaped grip (between thumb and forefinger); wooden frame on the tip of the mast of a Japanese ship that prevents the hawser from falling out
preference; priority; precedence
minimum; lowest; minimal; least
surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
to side with the winner; to ride (someone's) coattails; to get on the bandwagon
main body (of an army); main force; these troops
to change into; to convert into; to transform; to be reduced; to influence; to improve (someone)
neighbourhood; neighborhood; vicinity
case (e.g. receptacle, condition, event, legal action, letter style, etc.); Computer-Aided Software Engineering; CASE
never ceasing; never ending; endless
whole area; whole region; stretch (of land); tract; belt
public order; public peace; public security; law and order
(suffer) deterioration; growing worse; aggravation; degeneration; corruption
almost; roughly; approximately
subjugation (using military force); suppression; subduing
having said that; on the other hand
to cut up; to cleave; to spare (time, money, etc.); to use part of something; (arch.) to have a tattoo in the corner of one's eye
to hinder; to obstruct; to disrupt; to interfere with; to cause a delay
delicate situation; choice of two evils; mixed blessing
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
direction; way; point of the compass; cardinal direction; method; means
movement; transfer; migration; mobile; moving; traveling
slow; time-consuming; late (in the day); towards the end (of the day or night); later (than expected or usual); late
call; summons; usher who calls the names of wrestlers, sweeps the ring, etc.; telephone number at which a person without a telephone can be reached; (arch.) box-shaped area containing clean water for rinsing oneself (in an Edo-period bathhouse); (arch.) high-ranking prostitute in the Yoshiwara district (Edo period); (arch.) unlicensed prostitute in the Fukagawa red-light district (Edo period)
term; period; time frame; time limit; deadline; cutoff (date)
on this occasion; now; in these circumstances; with this opportunity
least; lowest; worst; awful; horrible; at the very least
to advance; to go forward; to precede; to go ahead (of); to make progress; to improve; to deepen
appeal (e.g. to public opinion); plea; appeal (e.g. sex appeal); attractiveness; appeal (e.g. in baseball); emphasizing (strong points, etc.)
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
supposing; even if; granting that; temporarily; provisionally; for the time being
complaint; grumbling; objection; phrase; words; expression