handful; small amount; small number
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)
(not) particularly; (not) especially; (not) specially; separately; apart; additionally
no problem; all right; not an issue; unobjectionable
anyhow; in any case; at any rate; at best; at most
today; this day; these days; recently; nowadays
to cut; to cut through; to sever (connections, ties); to turn off (e.g. the light); to terminate (e.g. a conversation); to hang up (the phone); to punch (a ticket)
waste; scrap; garbage; scum; piece of trash; loser
so; therefore; accordingly; consequently; on those grounds; that is why
that being the case; in that case; if that's how it's going to go
to grip; to grasp; to squeeze
in front (of); before (e.g. a building); before; earlier; (the) front; frontal part; forward
crevice; crack; spare moment; interval; chink (in one's armor, armour); unpreparedness
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
for a moment; for a minute; for a while; for some time; for the time being; for now
to open; to undo; to bloom; to unfold; to open (for business, e.g. in the morning); to be wide (gap, etc.); to widen
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)
outline; main points; generally; on the whole; general; rough
reasonably; fairly; hurriedly; in a rush; approximately; about
to bring forward (e.g. by 3 hours); to advance; to hasten (e.g. one's death); to quicken (e.g. one's step); to speed up; to accelerate
piece; slice; cloth; sharpness; agility; counter for scraps, pieces, etc.
matter of life or death; life-and-death problem
necessities; necessary article; requisite; essentials
inside the breast of one's clothing (esp. kimono); bosom; space between one's chest and outstretched arms; (one's) reach; heart (e.g. of a mountain); bosom (e.g. of nature)
highly priced; expensive; valuable; costly
ingredient; (raw) material; unprocessed timber; raw timber; subject matter; topic
liver; innards; courage; spirit; crux; essential point
valuable article; valuables
to handle well; to handle deftly; to deal with; to manage; to prepare (meat or fish) for cooking; to dress (meat, etc.)
to return; to come home; to leave; to get home; to get to home plate
to weaken; to grow weak; to be downcast; to be dejected; to be troubled; to be at a loss
demolition; taking down; dissolution (of an organization, company, etc.); breaking up; dissection (of a body); dismemberment
to turn back (e.g. half-way); to return; to go back; to recover (e.g. something lost); to be returned; to rebound
common sense; good sense; common knowledge; general knowledge; common practice; accepted practice
flesh; meat; flesh (of a fruit); pulp; the physical body (as opposed to the spirit); flesh; thickness
to make merry; to frolic; to be in high spirits
general; popular; common; typical
habit; (social) custom; practice; convention
people; men and women; each person; everybody
to take in; to bring in; to capture (e.g. image); to import; to win over; to please