to persevere; to persist; to insist that; to stick to (one's opinion); to remain in a place; to stick to one's post
close; intimate; on good terms
never mind that; don't worry about that; listen up
concrete; definite; specific; material; substantial
to finish; to end; to have a result less severe than expected; to feel at ease; to feel unease or guilt for troubling someone; to be sorry
human relations; personal relationships
direction; way; side (of an argument, etc.); one's part; type; category; field (of study, etc.)
detailed; full; minute; knowing very well; knowledgeable (about); well-acquainted (with)
common; shared; to be common (to); to be shared (by); -wide
disliking; not wanting; unpleasant; disagreeable; no!; quit it!
splendid; nice; sufficient; satisfactory; not needing (any more of something); (already) having enough
to swell; to rise; to bulge; to rouse; to get excited
various; a variety of; variously; in various ways; various things; this and that
to talk; to speak; to tell; to explain; to speak (a language)
scary; frightening; eerie; dreadful
fact-finding survey based on interviews; oral survey; interview survey
conversely; on the contrary
slip; omission; upshot; denouement; punch line (of a joke)
(Oh) dear!; (Oh) dear me!; Good gracious
to fly; to soar; to jump; to leap; to spatter; to scatter; to hurry
pluralizing suffix; nickname-forming suffix
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
it is, isn't it?; I know, right?; innit?
topic; subject; much talked about; topical; in the news
swing; shake; appearance; behaviour; pretence; pretense; (a customer) coming to restaurant, ryokan, etc. without a reservation or introduction
straight ball (pitch); direct (e.g. question); blunt
past; after; too (much); over- (e.g. eating)
remind me; I forget; was it?; was that what happened?
come (on); come now; all right; right; well; hmm
(not) very; (not) much; too much; excessively; overly
good; excellent; sufficient; enough; profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
such; like that; that sort of
too; also; still; as before; even so; either way
bad(-tasting); unpalatable; poor; unskillful; ugly; unattractive
I know, right?; don't you agree?; I thought you'd say that!; there we go
different (from); not the same (as)
(not) at all; (not) in the slightest; wholly; entirely; extremely; very
to be able to do; to be possible; to be good at; to do well; to come into existence; to form; to be made
fondly; admiringly; with fascination; with adoration; with enchantment
cooperation; collaboration; help; support
no, not like that (but like this)
as a matter of fact; by the way; to tell you the truth; to be honest; frankly; actually
so much; so often; oh, yes!; that's it; that's right; quite
awkward (movements, speech, etc.); jerky; stiff; strained (relations); sour
popularity; favour; defense; defence; agreement; receiver of technique (e.g. in martial arts)
confident; assured; self-assured; bullish
attack; offence; top (dominant partner of a homosexual relationship); barrage (of); flood (of)