to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing
trouble; bother; trouble; difficulty; care; attention
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)
to throw away; to cast away; to abandon; to desert; to give up; to resign
difficult to ...; hard to ...
circumstances; conditions; situation; reasons; state of affairs
to be involved (in); to get involved (in); to relate to (a matter); to pertain to; to (seriously) affect; to concern
the person in question; the person themselves; said person
serious; not joking; straight; (arch.) cannot; (arch.) should not; (arch.) will not
to differ (from); to be different; to be wrong; to be incorrect; to become abnormal; to go wrong
no, not like that (but like this)
telephone call; telephone (device)
advice center; help desk; helpline; support hotline
good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable
splendid; magnificent; utter (esp. defeat); total; (arch.) something worth seeing; (arch.) sight
skill; ability; dexterity; performance; workmanship; craftsmanship
as expected; sure enough; after all (is said and done); in the end; too; also
to reach; to amount to; to be up to the task; to come up to; to compare with; to be a match (for)
skilled manager; resourceful general
to be self-complacent; to be conceited; to flatter oneself; to be full of oneself
my; one's own; I ...; one ...
embarrassing; embarrassed; ashamed; disgraceful; shameful
all that one has; all that there is; the whole
foothold; footing; position; standing; ground
to; for; from the standpoint of; as far as ... is concerned
older sister; elder sister; young lady; miss; ma'am; older girl
relaxed; familiar; easy to access; friendly
to pass through; to pass by; to pass (of time); to elapse; to have expired; to have ended; to exceed
cute; adorable; dear; precious; innocent; childlike
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
a-ha-ha (laughing loudly)
to sleep (lying down); to go to bed; to lie in bed; to lie down; to sleep (with someone, i.e. have intercourse); to lie flat (e.g. of hair); to lie idle (of funds, stock, etc.)
calling repeatedly (e.g. someone's name); shouting repeatedly; pronouncing successively (usu. repeating a syllable with voicing, as in "tsuzuku")
cowardly; craven; unfair; mean; sneaky
isn't it?; let's ...; why don't we ...; how about we ...
simple; plain; uncomplicated; straightforward; simple-minded; naive
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)