to warm up to; to get interested in; to get excited by
in consideration of; in deference to; out of respect for; for (someone's) sake
statement; remark; observation; utterance; speech; proposal
to pay no attention to (while listening); to take no notice of; to ignore; to let go in one ear and out the other
deciding first; settling (a matter) first; first priority
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
to poke (repeatedly, lightly); to nudge; to peck at (one's food); to pick at; to peck at (someone's faults, etc.); to egg on
to ascertain; to check; to make sure
abdomen; belly; womb; one's mind; one's real intentions; courage; nerve
one move (in go, shogi, etc.); only way; only means; doing alone; doing single-handed
to continue (for a long time); to occur in succession; to come next (e.g. on TV)
investigation; examination; inquiry; enquiry; survey
valid; proper; right; appropriate; reasonable
how; in what way; by what means
breaking up (e.g. meeting); dispersing (e.g. crowd); dissolving (company, organization, etc.); liquidating; dissolving (diet, parliament, etc.)
right on the heels of yesterday, then today ...; soon after something, and yet now ...
to find resolution; to be settled; to be collected; to be assembled; to be well arranged; to be in order
omission; failure; incompleteness; irregularity; mismanagement; misconduct
investigation (e.g. academically, of the unknown); close inquiry (enquiry)
the very end; finish; to the very end; to the last; thoroughly
black and white; monochrome; good and evil; right and wrong; guilt and innocence
room; chamber; apartment; flat; stable
to sleep; to die; to rest (in peace); to lie idle (e.g. of resources); to lie unused; (arch.) to close one's eyes
plentiful; abundant; definitely extant
distant; remote; isolated
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
selection; choice; option
to the last; persistency; thoroughness
sixth day of the month; six days
to go; to come; to turn out (at a meeting, event, etc.); to show up; to make your way to
murder; killing; murderer
normal; ordinary; normally; ordinarily; local train; train that stops at every station
so to speak; so to call it; as it were
victim; injured party; sufferer
unfairness; injustice; partiality
polite; courteous; hospitable
to entertain; to make welcome
retirement; retiring (from a race, match, etc.); dropping out
consequence; outcome; result; blame
dregs; sediment; lees (esp. sake); leftovers; by-product; worthless item; junk
to that extent; to that degree; so much; so
unsatisfying; disappointing; abrupt; not enough; too quick; too short