(what) one is trying to say; (what) one wants to say; (what) one is saying; (what) one means
research funds (expenses)
vast; huge; immense; malva nut (Sterculia lychnophora)
amount of money; sum of money
to pour into (liquids); to pump into
public expense; public funds; public money; public expenditure
television; TV; TV program; TV programme; TV broadcast
network; Internet; net (hair, netball, etc.); net (price, weight, etc.); nett
character (esp. kanji); letter; handwriting; penmanship; the ... word (e.g. "the L word" = "love")
of uncertain meaning; ambiguous; cryptic; nonsensical; incomprehensible; perplexing
menu; schedule; program; (computer) menu
to become blunt; to grow dull; to become less capable; to weaken; to falter
to eat; to live on (e.g. a salary); to live off; to subsist on
question (e.g. on a test); problem; problem (e.g. societal, political); question; question (i.e. doubt); public discussion
tension; mental strain; nervousness
anxiety; uneasiness; worry; apprehension; fear; insecurity
around there; near there; or thereabouts; or so; such a matter; such a thing
to lean coquettishly against; to snuggle into; to nestle into
to leak out (a secret); to be exposed (a lie, improper behaviour, etc.); to be found out; to get away (of fish)
sure to ...; certain to ...; bound to ...; it's natural that ...
perhaps; possibly; by some chance; by some possibility
the lone woman (e.g. bright flower) in a group
embezzlement; misappropriation of public funds; defalcation
with a pitter-patter; choked up (with emotion); heart-wringing; momentary tightening of one's chest caused by powerful feelings (e.g. parting with a loved one)
amorous glance; leer; shade (of color); tint; ingratiation; sycophancy
source of electricity; electrical power; power (button on TV, etc.)
to drop; to lose; to clean off (dirt, makeup, paint, etc.); to remove (e.g. stains or facial hair); to lose (a match); to reject (an applicant); to lower (e.g. shoulders or voice)
what!; oh; what the heck; what the; damn
disorder; chaos; confusion; mayhem
to meet; to encounter; to see; to have an accident; to have a bad experience
to be due to; to be caused by; to depend on; to turn on; to be based on; to come from
far; distant; distant (past); remote (in time); distant (relationship or kinship); having little to do (with someone); far (from something else in quality, degree, etc.)
by the way; incidentally; even if; no matter (who, what, when, where, why, how)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
to approach; to draw near; to gather (in one place); to come together; to stop by (while on one's way to another place); to drop by; to grow old
miniaturization; miniaturisation; downsizing
floating; drifting; suspension; (arch.) wandering (about)
to order; to send away for; to have (something) sent to one; to pull (something) closer
convenient; handy; useful
honestly speaking; in truth; in all honesty; to be frank