small fish; small fry; (a) nobody; small fry; unimportant person
other self; alter ego; part of oneself (in someone or something else); incarnations of Buddha
and yet; despite this; but even so; but even then; however; nevertheless
easily; readily; quickly; lightly (seasoned food, applied make-up, etc.); plainly; simply
to see through (a plot, lie, etc.); to penetrate into; to discover; to find out
actually; really; truly; in practice; practically
wait-and-see (situation, stance, etc.); waiting to see (how things play out); watching developments (before acting)
on the same occasion; at the same time; coincidentally; along with; partly (to do, for)
pish; pooh; I see; oh; indeed
eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; look; stare; notice
weak person; the weak; vulnerable person; disadvantaged person
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence (pretense); show; going to restaurant, hotel etc. without a reservation or introduction
analysis; analytical study; parsing; parse
trouble; burden; nuisance; care; dependence; support
clear; obvious; evident; bright; light
opposite side; other side; over there; that way; the other party; the other person
ability; competency; talent; skill; capacity
using freely; making full use of; having a good command of; working (someone) hard; driving (someone) on
bargaining; haggling; tactics; strategy
gap; space; break; interlude; chink (in one's armor, armour); chance
-like; pseudo-; comical character who mocks or apes the main character (in Japanese performing arts); (arch.) criticism; (arch.) censure
status; position; method; way; rule; regulation
terrible; dreadful; amazing (e.g. of strength); great (e.g. of skills); to a great extent; vast (in numbers)
(your) business; (your) concern; (customer's) order; official business (of the government, Imperial Court, etc.); arrest; capture
business; thing to be done; something that should be performed; information that should be conveyed
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
to be troubled; to have difficulty; to be bothered; to be inconvenienced; to be badly off; to be hard up
if there is a chance; if possible; if circumstances permit; if things go well; if luck is on my side
abruptly; suddenly; all of a sudden; without warning
to trip (over); to stumble; to fail; to suffer a setback
yes?; no?; isn't it?; is it?
to be in a hurry; to be impatient; to be anxious (to do); to get a fright; to panic; to get flustered
to lose (money, etc.); to waste one's (time, etc.); to have one's efforts come to naught
to be bewildered; to be perplexed
shape; form; appearance; state; situation; suitable
to long for; to yearn after; to admire; to be attracted by
to stare at each other; to lock eyes with
to ask; to enquire; to inquire; to search; to look for; to look into
good thing; nice thing; good excuse; good grounds; interjection used to impress an idea or to urge a response
quarrel; brawl; fight; squabble; scuffle; argument
to be in time (for); to serve (suit, meet) the purpose; to be good enough; to be enough
of no interest; not interested
to hit; to strike; to strike (noon, etc.); to sound (cymbals, etc.); to beat (rhythmically, e.g. pulse, waves, etc.); to move; to impress
shock (psychological); crisis (esp. financial); event that rattles the markets; shock (physical, mechanical); shock (e.g. due to lack of blood flow); trauma
story; tale; talk; discussion