surplus; margin; leeway; composure; placidity; complacency
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
hazy; misty; foggy; hazy feeling; uncertain feeling; feeling gloomy
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
full stomach; filling one's stomach; eating one's fill; complete; total; full
centre; center; pivot; central nervous system
to deceive; to falsify; to dodge; to beg the question (issue, difficulties); to varnish over; to gloss over
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
after this; henceforth; henceforward; from now on
abstaining from smoking; quitting smoking; No Smoking!; Smoking Prohibited!
one long cylindrical thing; one film, TV show, etc.; one version; one book; a certain book; ippon; one point
paying back in installments (instalments); amortization plan (amortisation); gradual demolition; gradual erosion; gradual dismantlement
brake; drag; skid; restraint; curtailment; self-imposed limit
to be effective; to take effect; to work; to function well; to be possible (to do, use, etc.); to be able to
image (in one's mind); impression; (computer) image; depiction (e.g. of a product); rendition
luxury grocery item (e.g. alcohol, coffee, tea, tobacco); indulgence; something consumed for taste or stimulant effect rather than nourishment
hmm; well ...; humph; roughly; harshly; violently
after (practically) no time; immediately after; just; having no time to
to chase; to run after; to pursue
just right (time, size, length, etc.)
matter being discussed (e.g. in a private conversation); it's not your business; it doesn't matter (to you); our side of the story (in contrast to another's version)
what's the matter?; what's wrong?; what happened (to) ...?; what have you done (with) ...?; where is ...?
close (e.g. friend); familiar; familiar (e.g. story); well-known (to one); close (relatives); closely related
out of the blue; all of a sudden; without warning; unexpectedly
field of vision; visibility; view; visual field; (one's) ken
accident; incident; trouble; circumstances; reasons
in passing another (esp. colliding with oncoming traffic, bumping into a person); the moment two persons or objects meet
to jump in; to leap in; to plunge into; to burst in; to barge in
to get to know each other; to make acquaintance
chance; start; cue; excuse; motive; impetus
originally; by nature; from the start
year; counter for years (e.g. of an era), grades (e.g. school); period of an apprentice's contract (usu. ten years)
until then; till then; to that extent; the end of it; all there is to it
literature; the arts; art and literature; liberal arts
staff; member (club, society, etc.)
support; backing; patronage
to see; to look; to examine; to look over; to look after; to attend to; to experience