(not) anything; (nothing) at all; and everything else; and all; (not) at all; (not) in the least
intended for ...; oriented towards ...; aimed at ...
relation; connection; relevance
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
check (pattern); plaid; check; inspection; check (mark); tick; checking (something) out
by myself; in person; by oneself
consequence; outcome; result; blame; fault
sound; noise; (musical) note; fame
light (of movements); nimble; light-hearted; cheerful; taking a turn for the better (of an illness); receding of symptoms
in contrast to ...; unlike ...; while ...; whereas ...
to be at wits' end; to be greatly perplexed; to be troubled
any; anything; whatever; I am told; I hear; I understand
such ... as; or some such
opposite effect; adverse effect; backfiring
wow!; oh!; yeah!; alright!; waah!; boohoo!
why?; what for?; how?; by what means?
way; manner; (for) the first time in (e.g. ten years); after ...; ...-sized; amount (equivalent to ...)
column (e.g. in newspaper); stand-alone feature article framed by a box
major cleanup; spring cleaning
theme; subject; motif; theme for the Imperial New Year's Poetry Contest
puzzled; perplexed; quizzical; dubious; suspicious
a short while ago; a moment ago; just now; some time ago
to choose; to select; to pick (out)
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
rough to the touch; rubbing rough surfaces
cruel; heartless; violent; intense; very bad; terrible
writing; composition; essay; sentence
room; wife (of someone of high rank); scabbard; Chinese "Encampment" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
interior; inside; internal
one more; another (one); (not) quite; (not) entirely; (not) enough
does not seem; unlikely; improbable
what is to be done?; what should (I) do?; what (am I) to do?
just when (one is about to ...); just as; the very moment when; on the point of
inside this; in this; in here; among these; of this group; out of these
feeling; sense; impression
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
look!; see!; here!; there!; hey!
to let pass; to allow through; to transmit (e.g. light, sound, etc.); to conduct (electricity); to stick through (e.g. a hole); to force through (e.g. an opening); to connect (e.g. two places)
just like that; quite so; I agree; that street
burning; combustion; exerting all strength; making an effort
to save; to rescue; to help; to assist; to support (financially); to contribute (to)
exhaust; emission (of gas from an engine); expulsion (of air); ventilation