zero; 0; nought; nothing; zilch
itself; one's own body; oneself; originally; naturally
ratio; proportion; percentage
real feeling; actual feeling; to actually feel; to have a real feeling (that ...); to experience personally
if anything; if pushed I'd say; if I had to say
hard fight; close game; struggle; tight contest
to lose strength; to become weak; to wither; to droop; to feel demotivated; to lose interest
completely (quitting, etc.); entirely; thoroughly; cleanly (cutting, snapping off, etc.); in a single blow
seventh day of the month; seven days
astonishment; amazement; surprise; fright; shock
self-proclaimed; self-professed; professing oneself to be; calling oneself; first person
to ignite; to set fire to; to spark (an incident, etc.); to inflame (a situation, etc.)
to fill in (field, entry, etc.); to fill out (form); to post a message (e.g. on a bulletin-board); to store; to write (data); to flash
to scatter; to sprinkle; to spray; to lavish (money, charm, etc.)
fault; weakness; flaw; crux (of a matter); difficult point; point of contention
operation (of a machine, etc.); operating; driving; working (capital, etc.)
I'm off; see you later; to go (and then come back)
hot spring; mineral spring; salon offering beauty treatments, weight reduction, relaxation, etc.; spaghetti
to give up; to abandon (hope, plans); to resign oneself (to)
to collect oneself; to cool off; to recover oneself
announcement (esp. over public-address system); official announcement; formal information release
rail (track); (curtain) rail; track (for a sliding door); groundwork; spadework
record; minutes; record (e.g. in sports); results; to record; to document
progress; being under way
talk (esp. by a talk-show host, or by a stage musician to the audience between songs); banter; talk show; toque
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story
ear; hearing; edge; crust; selvedge (non-fray machined edge of fabrics); selvage
to come out; to fall out; to fade; to discolour; to wear a hole (e.g. clothes); to leave (e.g. a meeting); to be clear
flat; level; flat (e.g. in 10 seconds flat); exactly; flat; flat
to total; to sum; to kill (fish, poultry, etc.)
trio; gang of three; threesome
to think about; to send one's heart out to; to give more than a passing thought to; to think of something far away; to think nostalgically upon (esp. one's hometown)
hearsay; rumor; grapevine