thin; slender; fine; unlucky
(on a) closer look; closer scrutiny; second look
piece of paper; slip of paper; strip of paper; scrap of paper
to fall down; to drop; to be omitted; to be missing; to decrease; to sink; to fail (e.g. exam or class)
end; verge; extremity; miss; failure; blank (e.g. lottery ticket)
possibly; apparently; (seem) likely; somehow or other; with difficulty; barely
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sympathy; compassion; pity
to laugh; to smile; to sneer; to ridicule; to be dumbfounded; to be flabbergasted
to collect; to gather; to save; to accumulate; to pile up
(sound of) laughter; laughing voice
far from; anything but; not at all; let alone; to say nothing of; not to mention
when it comes to ...; if one were to speak of ...; by ... you mean ...; when you say ... you mean that ...; whenever ...; if it's ... then (without fail)
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
before one's eyes; in front of one; under one's nose; immediate; imminent; around the corner
to harden; to solidify; to become firm; to become certain; to gather (together); to assemble
by your leave; with your permission
to take the lead (of a group of people); to lead (a toast, cheer, etc.); to sing the leading notes of a song after which others join in
underground; below the ground; world of the dead; the grave; underground (activities, movement, etc.); secret
mohican (hairstyle); mohawk; Mohican; Mahican; Eastern Algonquian Native American tribe
large room; green room; waiting room for performers when off stage; junior actor; actor of small parts; large hospital room (for several patients)
centre; center; middle; capital; seat of government
knob; handle; snack (to have with a drink); side dish; a pinch (e.g. of salt); (file) handle
cooking; cookery; cuisine; dealing with something; handling; administration
to line up; to stand in a line; to rival; to match; to equal
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
very high; high up; aloft; only; merely; just
trouble; hardship; difficulty; anxiety; worry; concern
even a little; any at all; if only a little; no matter how little
cheers; bottoms-up; toast; drink (in celebration or in honor of something); drinking one's glass dry
lead (in a cheer, toast, song, etc.); (someone's) lead; folk song and dance performed by a group; leader of a group of wind instruments (in gagaku)
clatter; clank; rattling; capsule toy vending machine
to knock (ideas) against each other; to present competing ideas; to have a lively exchange of ideas; to smash together; to crash into each other; to throw at each other
to reseat oneself; to correct one's posture
just as (each) one likes; as (each) one pleases; as (each) one prefers; (each) in one's own way
action; conduct; behaviour; behavior; mobilization; mobilisation