question of where responsibility lies; issue of where liability lies; question of who is responsible
pressure; pressure (e.g. political); arm-twisting
locker; rocker; rock'n'roller
contents; interior; substance; content; (sword) blade
matter (to discuss); item (on the agenda); (court) case; project; enterprise; advertisement
getting deeply involved; going deeply into; going too far (into something)
inquiry; query; enquiry; query (of a database)
to come off (of a button, handle, lid, etc.); to go away (of a fever, pain, swelling, etc.); to disappear; to be harvested; to be picked; to be interpreted (as); to be taken (as)
speaking of ...; when it comes to ...; as for ...; if one were to say ...
sure; certain; reliable; trustworthy; If I'm not mistaken; If I remember correctly
tooth; teeth; tooth (of a comb, saw, etc.); cog; support (of a geta)
(medical) treatment; care; therapy; cure; remedy
trace; tracks; site; remains; scar
agreement; accord; correspondence; union; unity; cooperation
stock; products; goods (esp. stolen); loot; spoils
in a few days; in the near future; soon; one of these days
important witness; material witness; primary witness; prime suspect
silence; being silent; quiet; reticence; inaction
mark; sign; to mark; to put a mark on; trademark; paying attention to
natural; right; proper; naturally; as a matter of course; rightly
particle used to indicate the speaker's hope, desire, wish, etc. (e.g. "it would be nice if ...", "I wish there were ...", etc.); emphatic particle; particle adding uncertainty
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
anyone; anybody; everyone; everybody; whoever
to become stiff (of muscles); to get absorbed in; to develop a passion for; to be elaborate; to be intricate
childbirth; (giving) birth; delivery; production (of goods)
public holiday; celebration (of)
to boast of; to be proud of; to take pride in
one's father; one's old man; middle-aged (or older) man; old man; one's boss; proprietor (of a restaurant, store, etc.)
it's different when ... but; it's not so bad when ... but
not knowing when to give up; being a bad loser; poor at letting things go; unable to accept the inevitable
drift (of snow, leaves, etc.); hangout for social dropouts
to drift (to); to be washed ashore
honest; frank; candid; honestly; frankly
how many years; how long; what year
deadlock; stalemate; standstill; hopeless position; lost game; zugzwang
to start to move; to get going; to come alive
as expected; just as one thought; as feared; sure enough
muzzling (someone); gagging; forcing (someone) to keep quiet (about something); silencing (someone); killing (someone) to prevent them from revealing something
destruction (esp. of evidence); spoliation; suppression; hiding; concealment
rest; recess; vacation; holiday; dormancy (of a silkworm prior to moulting)
leaving (on, open, unfinished, etc.); (doing) continuously; constantly; keep ...-ing
to pay back a debt; to have one's revenge; to settle a score; to get back at someone
once; before; formerly; never yet; never before; first time
to learn; to study; to take lessons in