evening; night; nighttime
where ... is concerned; when it becomes; if it becomes
estimate; guess; direction; bearings; registration mark (printing); approximately
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
(place) near by; (place) close by; (place) right next to; as soon as; right after
to be lost (e.g. luggage); to be missing; to be used up; to be run out; to disappear (e.g. pain); to be lost (e.g. a dream, confidence)
there's no (other) way; cannot be helped; unavoidable; it's no use (doing); pointless; hopeless (person)
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
expulsion; dismissal; ejection; drum beat at the end of a day's performance (in the theatre, sumo, etc.)
storage room; storeroom; lumber room
to change; to alter; to transform; to reform; to revise; to amend
basics; fundamentals; basis; basically; fundamentally
moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet
by myself; in person; by oneself
something; something or other; so-and-so; somehow (handling, dealing with something); anyhow; one way or another
super-; ultra-; extremely; really; of course; definitely
principle of laissez-faire
oh; oh my; oh dear; well, ...; er ...; why, ...
here; this place; this point; here; these past ... (e.g. three years); these last ...
to go smoothly; to turn out well; to do the trick; to have peaceful relations
leading; prominent; eminent; counting on one's fingers
literally; to the letter; literal
to have been decided (so) that; to have been arranged (so) that
(period of) a year; during the era (of)
parent; parents; dealer; banker; founder; inventor; (pet) owner
obedient; submissive; docile; meek; pliant
meagre; meager; scarce; limited; destitute; hard up
taciturn; reticent; quiet; silent; untalkative
to act (a part); to play (a role); to perform (a play, etc.); to put on (a production); to commit (e.g. a blunder); to disgrace oneself
exactly the opposite (of); completely opposite; quite contrary
obvious; (as) clear as day; plain to see
sometimes; occasionally; at times; seasonal; of the season; appropriate (for the season or occasion)
to show up; to appear; to turn up
nonexistent; nil; none; nothing (at all); bugger-all
selfish; egoist; (arch.) self-indulgent; (arch.) wilful; (arch.) willful
to be delighted; to be glad; to congratulate; to welcome (a proposal, advice, etc.); to take kindly to; to do with pleasure
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to lick; to lap; to taste; to experience (esp. a hardship); to underestimate; to make light of
thin; slender; fine; unlucky
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
to stop walking; to pause
beginning; start; outset; at first; at the beginning; initially
true character; real nature