regrettable; vexing; upsetting; unthinkable; wholly unexpected
at once; immediately; right now
to hold (in one's hand); to take; to possess; to have; to maintain; to keep; to last
at hand; on hand; way of moving one's arms; skill; money at hand; pocket money
pupil; student; schoolchild
request; favour (to ask); wish; please
emphasis; highlight; stress; stressed point
to pull into; to draw in; to bring in; to win over
rumour; rumor; report; hearsay; gossip; common talk
to spread; to be propagated
counterattack; counteroffensive; counterblow
material (for a story, article, etc.); information; joke; jest; proof; evidence; (magician's) trick
collecting; accumulating; collection (of art, stamps, insects, etc.); garbage collection; waste collection
to write; to compose; to pen; to draw; to paint
duty; responsibility (incl. supervision of staff); liability; onus
wholesale delegation; hundred-percent subcontracting; leaving all the decision-making to somebody else
whole; entirety; whatever (is the matter)
progress; being under way
grasp; catch; understanding
proper; appropriate; due; suitable
process; procedure; sequence; protocol; instruction
making light of; thinking little of; slighting; belittling; dismissing; contempt
worst; horrible; horrid; in the worst case; if worst comes to worst
making; producing; appearance (attire, make-up, etc.); build; physique; sashimi
to be completed; to be finished; to be ready (e.g. to serve or eat); to be very drunk
recently; lately; these days; nearest; closest
to become indisposed; to feel unwell; to have one's physical condition deteriorate
to be absent; to take a day off; to rest; to have a break; to go to bed; to (lie down to) sleep
if it is the case that ...
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily); light (i.e. of foot); effortless; non-serious; minor; slight
irony; sarcasm; unexpected; different from what one expected; (only) surface; something superficial
to be open (to traffic); to lead to; to flow (liquid, current); to pass; to be understood; to be comprehended; to be honored
to be handed down; to be introduced; to be transmitted; to be circulated; to go along; to walk along
victory or defeat; match; contest; game
to start; to begin; to challenge; to pick (a fight); to set (traps); to plant (explosives)
pluralizing suffix (esp. for people and animals; formerly honorific)
enjoyment; pleasure; diversion; anticipation; looking forward to
to be affected; to be influenced; to be concerned with; to have to do with; to stick to (opinions)
how much; something over; and something; however (much); no matter how
even if; even though; however; no matter how
to bring; to take (something) along; to fetch; to get
only; merely; but; no more than
to open one's mouth (to talk); to (start to) tell