as was expected; just as one thought; sure enough; really; actually; ever
transport; transportation; conveyance; carriage
substance; essence; real (in economics, vs. nominal, e.g. real interest rate); substantive; substantial
free (of charge); gratuitous
at the most; at best; to the utmost; as much as possible; as much as one can
cooperation; coordination; link
before oneself; in front of one; a bit before reaching (a location); this side (of a location); one's standpoint; one's appearance; skill
to hold hands; to join hands; to do together; to go arm in arm; to join forces; to link hands
to match (rhythm, speed, etc.); to join together; to unite; to face; to be opposite (someone); to compare; to check with
amount of money; sum of money
personnel expenses; labor cost; labour cost; indirect labour costs; indirect labor costs
(handling) fee; charge (e.g. for a cancellation); commission; brokerage
shipping charges; transportation expenses
fee contingent upon success; contingency fee; completion bonus
(being in) the red; deficit; red letter; red writing; corrections (by a teacher or proofreader) written in red
to make an appeal for contributions; to collect donations
being greatly in the red; taking a big loss; heavy deficit
every year; yearly; annually
large (amount of money); huge; hefty; expensive
crowd of people; great number of people; in great numbers
to be too numerous; to be too much
dressing oneself; putting on clothes; embezzlement
influence; power; might; strength; potency; force
to shave (wood, leather, etc.); to sharpen (e.g. pencil); to cut down (budget, expenses, staff, time, etc.); to curtail; to delete; to erase
place; room; margin; scope
dashi (Japanese soup stock made from fish and kelp)
name; given name; first name
dealing appropriately (with a situation); taking proper measures; handling (an issue) carefully; making the best of (a bad bargain)
to leak out; to escape; to find expression; to give vent; to leak out; to be divulged
showy; loud; gay; flashy; gaudy
hour; o'clock; (specified) time; when ...; during ...
witnessing; observing; sighting
to wring (towel, rag); to squeeze; to squeeze (fruit to extract juice); to press; to rack (one's brains); to strain (one's voice); to extort
acceleration; speeding up
disastrous flooding; kelpie; water demon that brings floods or disasters
drainage; ditch; gutter; sewage; black water
to be of use as a reference; to be helpful
in short; the point is; the important thing is; in a word; basically
not to mention ...; needless to say ...; not to speak of ...; (arch.) negligent; (arch.) neglectful; (arch.) careless